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First Shipment of Swine Flu Vaccine Due in RI Saturday

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Oct 8, 2009 at 4:16 PM EDT

Story Updated: Oct 8, 2009 at 4:54 PM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Health officials in Rhode Island expect their first batch of swine flu vaccine to arrive Saturday and will start distributing it early next week.

The state Department of Health said Thursday it will distribute the first doses to doctors for use on children between six months and five years old. As more shipments arrive, health officials plan to administer the vaccine over the next eight weeks to pregnant women and school-aged children.

Others are scheduled to receive it in December.

Health Director David Gifford said in a written statement that he expects the state will receive 600,000 doses of the swine flu vaccine by the end of the flu season.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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