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By Lawrence Budd, Staff Writer Updated 3:46 PM Tuesday, October 27, 2009

LEBANON — Down to 100 doses, Warren County health officials were limiting shots of the H1N1 vaccine to high-risk children on Tuesday, Oct. 27 — just before a shipment of 1,000 doses arrived.

Before the shipment arrived, Health Commissioner Duane Stansbury said available supplies were “absolutely not” sufficient to immunize all children in the county considered particularly at risk due to an immuno-suppressed conditions or metabolic, kidney or liver disorders.

Even with the new shipment of doses for shots, Stansbury acknowledged the county is far short of adequate supply to inoculate all of the county’s 40,000 children. No new nasal doses were delivered, he said.

But parents with at-risk kids should obtain proof of their children’s condition in time for a walk-in clinic set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the health department, 416 S. East St. in Lebanon, he said.

On Tuesday, Springboro school officials urged parents with at-risk kids to contact their doctors or the health department.

Assistant Superintendent Larry Hook said the district has about 3,000 children — about 53 percent of the district’s student population — and 60 high-risk staff anxious for inoculation.

“We’re just kind of waiting,” Hook said. “We’re in the same dilemma everybody’s in.”

Before a walk-in clinic Tuesday in Mason, the department also had about 1,200 doses of nasal spray vaccine not safe for use by at-risk children, Stansbury said.

For information, go to www.co.warren.oh.us or call (513) 695-1228.

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We finally gave up on waiting for Warren County and took our children to Greene County. They had a surplus and the wait was only about 20 minutes. Why is Greene and Montgomey County so far ahead of Warren County?

ekimreraum
12:41 PM, 11/13/2009

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As a parent it is a bit frustrating when you are told the H1N1 vaccine would be available by the Health Department through the schools, fill out your consent forms and think your child is going to get the needed vaccine to find out there are other plans including health clinics and there is no definite plan to carry out the original disbursement method through the schools.

unknown
3:50 PM, 10/28/2009

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Why wont Butler County provide H1N1 shots to their first responders like other counties.Butler county openly admits to providing H1N1 shots to people who live out of the state and county but refuses to provide first responders with the shot.Many fireman in the county were told to stand in line since their city doesnt have their own health dept.Something is wrong when my tax dollars pay for people who dont live in my county or state to have shots&my husband who treats these people cant get one.

Austin
7:24 PM, 10/27/2009

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Waiting still: My wife is pregnant. I was actually given the vaccine Monday (her doc wanted me to get it) as an "At risk" even though I'm 27 and healthy. My wife is getting the shot at her place of work (we are both teachers and both getting it through our schools) tomorrow.

Jammin
6:23 PM, 10/27/2009

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Do you think they'll ever vaccinate pregnant women?!

Waiting still
5:46 PM, 10/27/2009

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