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Winnipeg out of vaccine, closes H1N1 clinics

Fri Nov 6, 7:18 PM

SASKATCHEWAN (CBC) - No more people in Winnipeg will get an H1N1 flu shot until next Thursday because of a vaccine shortage, the regional health authority announced late Friday.

The agency said it was out of vaccine and clinics scheduled for Monday and Tuesday will not go as planned. The WRHA does not run clinics on weekends.

It will also not open any clinics on the Remembrance Day holiday next Wednesday.

As of noon Friday, the authority reported 96,422 people had been vaccinated in Winnipeg's H1N1 immunization campaign.

The authority said that when clinics reopen Thursday the criteria for providing a shot will be the same as they have been in recent days.

The priority groups are: