CALGARY (CBC) - Members of Canada's military in Newfoundland and Labrador, including reservists, are being vaccinated against H1N1 influenza before members of the general public.

The military's immunization program began in St. John's on Monday.

The vaccinations come from a federal supply, not the shipments that have been sent to Newfoundland and Labrador for mass immunization of the province's population, and are being offered to all regular Forces members and reservists in the province.

Members of the public and most school children in Newfoundland and Labrador are not being offered swine flu vaccinations yet.

The province says it must first prioritize groups at high risk for complications if they contract the flu for shots because it has a limited supply.

Provincial Health Minister Jerome Kennedy said he doesn't agree with giving flu shots to the military first.

"I don't feel at this point. In this province that we should be going outside the groups that we have outlined because every day I'm getting emails saying 'Can you help me?' and I'm saying, 'We will get to you when the vaccine is available,'" said Kennedy.

" If this decision was being made by me today, that would not happen."

On Monday the provincial list of high-priority groups being vaccinated first was adjusted to include parents or primary-care providers of children under the age of six months and of immuno-compromised children and young adults who can't be vaccinated.

The vaccine is also available in Newfoundland and Labrador to children between the ages of six months and five years, people between the ages of five and 24 who have chronic conditions, and pregnant women who are in the second half of their pregnancy.

On Tuesday, Kennedy expanded the list again.

Effective Thursday, people in the following groups will be eligible for vaccination: