Regular flu vaccines now available, high risk groups start to receive swine flu shots

It's flu season again and this Autumn we face the threat of the regular seasonal flu in addition to the new 2009 H1N1 or swine flu that has reached pandemic. In most states, the regular vaccine is now available, although spot shortages have been reported in some places, such as South Florida. I'm planning to receive my regular flu shot on Friday if supplies are available. Vaccine manufacturers have focused heavily on readying the swine flu vaccine, and, as a result, the shipments of regular flu vaccines were slowed. H1N1 flu vaccines are being shipped in limited doses, so in many places it available only for the highest risk groups, such as pregnant women, young children and those with compromised immune systems or underlying diseases, and for healthcare workers. These vaccines will be available either in a nasal spray or via injection.