Over 38 Million Doses of H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine are Available

Representatives from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced earlier today that there are currently more than 38 million doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine available. According to The Los Angeles Times, the 38 million doses that are currently available is 11 million more than were available at this time last week and it doubles the number of vaccines that were available two weeks ago.

It is expected that as more supplies become available to help counter-act the devastating effects caused by H1N1 swine flu, we will finally be able to see a substantial amount of progress. Flu activity is as widespread is ever in the United States since it is evident in 48 states and officials from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention believe that virtually every case appears to be H1N1 swine flu.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is approximating that 114 doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine will be available by the time flu season has come to a conclusion. They have announced with conviction that at least eight million more doses will available as early as next week. Statistics indicate that 7.7 percent of patients seeking treatment at doctors' offices over the past week were experiencing flu-like symptoms.