The swine flu vaccine will be available starting Wednesday at 100 pharmacies in Dallas County, health authorities announced this afternoon.
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The H1N1 vaccine will be available at many area Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Tom Thumb, and Kroger stores. In addition, one independent pharmacy, Dougherty's Pharmacy at Preston and Royal in North Dallas, started selling the vaccines today.
The full list of participating pharmacies was to be posted on the Dallas County Web site.
Each pharmacy has its own procedures for distribution. Some will require an appointment; some will allow walk-up customers.
The cost will range from $10 to $18 depending on the store, pharmacy representatives said.
The shots are intended for those in high-risk categories, specifically:
•Pregnant women
•Caretakers of children under 6 months old
•People 6 months to 24 years old
•People 25 to 64 with underlying health problems such as asthma or diabetes
•Health care and emergency medical workers
The distribution of vaccine announced today represents 16,000 doses received by Dallas County from the state health department.
The county anticipates receiving substantially more doses in the next couple of weeks. Those will also be distributed in part through local pharmacies.
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