Officials push to get H1N1 vaccine to kids

Today more schools will be handing out consent forms to students in Marion County, seeking permission to give children
the H1N1 vaccine during school hours. But there’s still a major concern: Officials expect 70,000 students will sign
up for the vaccine, but the health department admits it doesn’t have that many doses. Even so, the health department hopes
to have all elementary kids vaccinated before Thanksgiving break.

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