Ken Mann
11/4/2009
There have been some new local developments in regards to the swine flu.
For starters, the Region of Halton is confirming its first H1N1-related death, that of a woman in her seventies who had a chronic illness.
In Hamilton, meantime, pregnant women can now get the vaccine without adjuvant.
It will be available, starting on Thursday, at the city's four vaccination clinics. It will also be available by the end of the week at hospital maternity wards.
The public health vaccination clinics, still for those in high-risk groups only, will continue to be held at Dundas Baptist Church, Jackson Square beside the passport office, Chedoke Twin Pad Arena and St. Helen's Elementary School on Thursday and Friday.
There are also more indications that it will be some time before the vaccine is available to the general population.
Health Minister Deb Matthews admits that Ontario's current supply of regular swine flu vaccine will run out by the end of next week. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Arlene King adds that there's no word on when new supplies will arrive or in what quantities.
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