Vaccine shortfall
Supplies of swine flu vaccine will be tight when the government’s vaccination program begins in mid-October, federal officials warned. The Centers for Disease Control said it would have 45 million doses of H1N1 vaccine on hand when it begins inoculating those most at risk from the disease, which has killed nearly 500 people in the U.S. since last year. The CDC originally expected to have 120 million doses.
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