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Tuesday, July 20, 2010  Less than half the swine flu vaccine that was set aside for Oklahoma last year was used and much of the remainder has spoiled or is spoiling.

Thursday, March 18, 2010  Health officials faced with meager supplies of swine flu vaccine last fall sent doses to some surprising places: cruise ship lines, Wall Street firms and the Johnson Space Center.

Saturday, December 19, 2009 

Thursday, December 17, 2009  After weeks of shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just people in high-risk groups.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  800,000 doses of children's swine flu vaccine recalled over concern about potency

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009  State prison officials have asked for about 15,000 doses of swine flu vaccine but state health officials say none has been provided and there are no plans to do so yet.

Sunday, November 01, 2009  A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for swine flu vaccine within a week.

Monday, October 26, 2009  HHS Sec'y Sebelius pledges there will be sufficient swine flu vaccine supplies for everyone

Tuesday, October 06, 2009  The first doses of the much-anticipated swine flu vaccine are arriving in Oklahoma and county health departments are developing distribution plans.

Tuesday, October 06, 2009  In the federal government's first weekly allotment of swine flu vaccine, Texas has received about 40 percent less than expected.

Monday, September 21, 2009  US orders more doses of swine flu vaccine doses, bringing eventual total to 251 million doses

Friday, September 11, 2009  The fight against the H1N1 flu virus just got a boost with two new studies that show the vaccine may take just one shot instead of two, and work faster than expected.

Thursday, September 10, 2009  Govt: Get regular flu shot now _ before line forms for separate swine flu vaccine next month

Wednesday, August 12, 2009  Hundreds of Americans in eight cities are following some experimental guidelines. They're part of a government funded test of some new swine flu vaccine.