The City of San Antonio has an additional $3 million in emergency funds to fight against H1N1. City council members approved the additional funds Thursday morning.
Metro Health now has a total of $4.7 million to minimize the cost to our area.
The rush to get the H1N1 vaccine could start in early December.
Metro Health says they want to be ready to handle large crowds at area schools and the Alamodome. That means going out and contracting with nursing agencies.
The federal government is providing the vaccine and all supplies, so the H1N1 vaccine is provided free of charge.
Our area has received about 42,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine. Those are still going to people most at risk. Health officials say San Antonio will eventually have enough doses for everyone.
Meanwhile, Bexar County health officials have confirmed another swine flu-related death, bringing the total deaths here to 15.
The most recent death happened last week. But it is still unknown if that person had any underlying conditions that might have contributed to the death.
