Guard to Get H1N1 Vaccine

Week of November 09, 2009

The Defense Department acquired enough doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine to immunize all 460,000 members of the National Guard. The supply will go out to the Guard through the Army Medical Materiel Agency. Shipments of the Defense Department vaccine are scheduled for the second week of November, but exact dates will differ from state to state. Guard members are encouraged to get the vaccine through the "most expedient route," including registered H1N1 providers or a HHS source. Army Guard members who receive a H1N1 vaccine from another source are strongly encouraged to provide the documentation to their unit's medical readiness noncommissioned officer. The vaccine will be mandatory for uniformed personnel. 

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