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First batch of swine flu vaccine on the way to Missouri

... 70,000 doses are scheduled to arrive the following week, said health department spokesman Kit Wagar. About half will be the nasal spray, with the other half being shots suitable for anyone, including infants and pregnant women.Another 200,000 shots and 78,000 nasal spray vaccines are scheduled to arrive by mid-October.Wagar said state health departments were told the first vaccine...

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Mo. to get swine flu vaccine next week

... be a nasal spray form of the vaccine. It's intended for healthy people ages 2 to 49. Spokesman Kit Wagar says an additional 70,000 doses are scheduled to arrive the following week. About half will be the nasal form, the other half an injectable vaccine suitable for all, including infants and pregnant women. More doses are scheduled to arrive in mid-October.

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Kansas, Missouri expect swine flu vaccines in October

Missouri expects to initially receive 40,000 doses of the injectable vaccine and about 34,000 doses of the nasal mist, said Kit Wagar, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The vaccines should be widely available in the state by mid-October, he said.

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States prepare for first arrival of H1N1 flu vaccine

... is expected to ship 34,000 doses of the nasal spray FluMist to Missouri this week, said Kit Wagar, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.By mid-October, an additional 365,000 doses, mainly flu shots, will be headed to Missouri.Children and health-care workers were among those picked to get the vaccine first because they’re deemed the most at risk of catching...

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States prepare for first arrival of H1N1 flu vaccine

... is expected to ship 34,000 doses of the nasal spray FluMist to Missouri this week, said Kit Wagar, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.By mid-October, an additional 365,000 doses, mainly flu shots, will be headed to Missouri.Children and health-care workers were among those picked to get the vaccine first because they’re deemed the most at risk of catching...

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Swine flu blamed in girl's death

... a child. The state must forward a report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Kit Wagar, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. No child has died in Missouri from the swine flu, also called the H1N1 virus. Two adults who had H1N1 died this year in Missouri. Asia suffered from seasonal asthma. She also underwent brain surgery two years ago...

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Did local teen die of swine flu?

... flu death of a child. The state must forward a report to the Centers for Disease Control, said Kit Wagar, spokesman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.No child has died in Missouri from the swine flu, also called the H1N1 virus. Two adults who had H1N1 died this year in Missouri. A 44-year-old man from St. Louis County died in May. A 24-year-old woman from Independence,...