Prevent Swine Flu: How to Get the Swine Flu Vaccine

By janetlombo

The swine flu or the H1N1 virus is now a current pandemic. As with most pandemics there is a rush to get everyone vaccinated as quickly as possible. There will be a shortage of vaccines and some people will come down with the swine flu before they are vaccinated. If you want to be one of the first to find out how to receive the vaccine for yourself or a family member then read on.

Step 1
Be aware. During a pandemic things are constantly changing. Currently the vaccine is being offered in clinical trials. If you are interested in being one of the volunteers to have the vaccine tested on you can get more information on that at www.clinicaltrials.gov. If getting the vaccine before it has received full approval does not interest you go to step 2.

Step 2
After the clinical trials have been completed the public will be given the opportunity to receive the vaccine in prioritized order. The order will be 1.Pregnant women 2.Household contacts and caregivers of children under six months 3.Health care and emergency service workers in the United States 4.All children, adolescents, and young adults age six months to 24 years 5.Adults age 25 through 64 who have underlying medical conditions 6.Healthy people through the ages of 25 and 64 are next up 7.Last on the list are people 65 and older. Continue to stay informed. You can always refer back to this EHow to receive the latest. I will upddate this posting as things change.

Step 3
At this point states are identifying which schools will be qualifying sites to administer the vaccine. The estimate is to have 120 million doses ready to go by late October. That is not enough to hit the target group especially considering at the trials indicate each person will need 2 doses.