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FLU VACCINE IN SHORT SUPPLY ON WHIDBEY ISLAND

Seasonal flu vaccine-seekers are hard pressed to track down a pharmacy in Island
County that offers the inoculations. Dr. Roger Case, health officer with the
Island County Health Department, encourages people in the high-risk category —
especially seniors — to go off-island if necessary to ensure they receive the
vaccination.

October 27, 2009 5:53 pm



Seasonal flu vaccine-seekers are hard pressed to track down a pharmacy in Island
County that offers the inoculations.

Dr. Roger Case, health officer with the Island County Health Department,
encourages people in the high-risk category — especially seniors — to go
off-island if necessary to ensure they receive the vaccination.

“We’ve only received two-thirds the amount of seasonal flu vaccine that we
expected to get by now,” he said. “I don’t expect for it to be available again
in the county until mid-December.”




While public health clinics are short of vaccine, Pediatrics Associates of
Whidbey on Cabot Drive in Oak Harbor has enough to last through the end of the
month, according to Debbie Lacy, RN. This supply, however, is restricted to
children.

“Island County still has a very limited stock when considering the whole
community,” Lacy said.

Both Island Drug and Walgreens pharmacies are currently out of the seasonal flu
vaccine.

Walgreens will probably not receive any more shipments this year, according to
their lead pharmacist, who asked not to be named.

Aaron Syring, owner of Island Drug, said he’s received word that his next
shipment is due in mid-November.

“The suppliers are at the mercy of the vaccine makers,” he said.

When the vaccine arrives, it’ll be available “every hour, every day,” that
Island Drug is open, Syring said. “No appointments necessary.”

Island Drug will also offer the H1N1 swine flu vaccine as soon as they receive
their first shipment, which is expected in the next couple of weeks, he said.

The injectable H1N1 vaccine is currently available at La Conner Drug, also owned
by Syring. The doses are restricted to those in the priority-level category, set
by the Center for Disease Control.



Pediatrics Associates of Whidbey has been inoculating its patients against H1N1
for the last three weeks, according to Lacy, but again, those doses are
restricted to children, she said.

The H1N1 vaccine is arriving in 100-dose shipments, she said, and they’re likely
to run out again soon, although she hopes to receive another shipment by
Wednesday afternoon.

“What’s really tough is that you can’t schedule clinics in advance,” she said.
“It’s really hard when you don’t know what you’re getting when.”




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