One in seven Oklahomans has received H1N1 vaccine

 
BY SUSAN SIMPSON | Modified: January 13, 2010 at 8:10 am | Published: January 13, 2010   

About one in seven Oklahomans has been vaccinated against swine flu, or H1N1, state health officials reported Tuesday.

Health Commissioner Terry Cline told the state Board of Health on Tuesday that more than 1 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been shipped to more than 1,000 medical providers around the state, including county health departments, clinics and pharmacies.

photo - A line of parents and their children stretches around the school as the H1N1 vaccines are distributed at Douglass Mid-High School in Oklahoma City, OK, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. By Paul Hellstern
A line of parents and their children stretches around the school as the H1N1 vaccines are distributed at Douglass Mid-High School in Oklahoma City, OK, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. By Paul Hellstern

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About half of the doses, or 500,000 vaccinations, have been administered.

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