45 Million Doses Of Swine Flu Vaccine On The Horizon

A vaccine for H1N1 is being developed and is currently undergoing clinical trials, according to Robin Robinson, Director of the Biolomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

“We’re looking at at least 45 million doses, with 20 million doses each week coming out after that,” Robinson said during a telephone meeting Friday with HHS’s National Biodefense Science Board.

The vaccination campaign is slated to begin in October.

“The vaccine will be shipped to the health care providers, retail pharmacies, or to the state and local health facilities for administration, either through the public health clinics or special mass vaccination clinics,” said Jay C. Butler MD., Director of the Center for Disease Control’s H1N1 Vaccine Task Force.