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Tuesday the first shipment of H1N1 vaccines were distributed in San Antonio. But with a limited supply of the vaccine, who got it first? Karen Grace has the story.
>The Swine Flu can have a fatal dominoe effect if a pregnant mother contracts the virus.
So to protect those unborn babies, Metro Health is distributing its first shipment of H1N1 vaccine to local ob-gyn practices.
Metro Health recieved 500 live nasal mist vaccines.
That doesn't go very far. But Metro Health says it does if you can protect unborn babies, their mom's, and their providers all at once.
Dr. Fernando Huerra tells Kens 5 that they were able to take a limited amount of doses and distribute them in a way that has the maximum benefit.
Metro Health says they picked practices with the highest number of pregnant patients. (That includes the University Health System.)
Metro Health says since the expecting mothers can not receive the nasal mist, the next best option is to protect them by offering the vaccine to those who provide care to them.
So far statewide, more than 500,000 doses were alloted to Texas.
Texas expects to receive 15 million doses of the vaccine by the end of January.
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