Swine Flu Watch: U.S. doubles supply of swine flu vaccine, but will people use it?
U.S. doubles early supply of swine flu vaccine
U.S. health officials said on Thursday more than 6 million doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine will be available the first week of October, twice as many as they expected only a week ago.
But even as officials ramp up vaccine production, they say most Americans tend not to bother getting vaccinated — especially the children and young adults most at risk of being infected by the new H1N1 virus.
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She said that typically, fewer than 25 percent of children and pregnant women get vaccinated against seasonal flu, which kills about 250,000 to 500,000 people a year worldwide.
Vaccination rates are also below 30 percent for young adults and around 40 percent for healthcare workers.
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