PrintPrintS.C. sites have begun receiving some shipments of the H1N1 vaccine, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said today. The agency submitted orders for 26,300 doses of vaccine with the Centers for Disease Control and its distributor, McKesson, on Monday.
Staff Report
Published Oct. 9, 2009
S.C. sites have begun receiving some shipments of the H1N1 vaccine, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control said today.
The agency submitted orders for 26,300 doses of vaccine with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its distributor, McKesson, on Monday.
“We have received notification a shipment arrived this morning at several DHEC public health departments around the state,” DHEC said in its statement. “Private providers may also be receiving shipments today as well.”
DHEC is ordering an additional 27,300 doses. More will be ordered as soon as the CDC allots more to the state. South Carolina could receive up to 2 million doses of H1N1 vaccine by the end of December, DHEC said.
“Once sufficient amounts of vaccines are here, we will begin announcing plans and locations where residents can get the H1N1 vaccine,” DHEC said.
DHEC said it will post updates and information about both H1N1 and regular seasonal flu on its Web site.
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