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University Health Services announced Monday that it is unlikely to receive all of the 15,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine it requested from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, although UHS received a small shipment of the vaccine this week.
Until it receives sufficient quantities of the vaccine, UHS will continue vaccinating only patients defined as high risk by the Department of Health.
The news comes amid nationwide delays in production and distribution of the vaccine. As recently as early November, Health Services Director David S. Rosenthal ’59 had said that all students, faculty, and staff covered by UHS insurance would be able to be vaccinated by now.
Hoping to get vaccinated against swine flu? UHS just announced that they've recently received a new shipment of H1N1 vaccines.
On the bright side, UHS says it is equipped to begin vaccinations for everyone as soon as they get enough of the vaccine, even if it happens over J-term. That, of course, depends on whether they will ever get enough, and UHS admits that they probably won't receive...