Louisville Plans Mass H1N1 Clinic

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Posted: 4:28 PM Nov 5, 2009 Louisville Plans Mass H1N1 Clinic Louisville officials have scheduled a mass vaccination clinic after the deaths of two more city residents from the H1N1 flu. Reporter: AP

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Louisville officials have scheduled a mass vaccination clinic after the deaths of two more city residents from the H1N1 flu.

The effort will be conducted Nov. 11-12 in several parking lots of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and officials hope to inoculate thousands of the most vulnerable people who live in Louisville.

The Courier-Journal reported health officials decided to hold the clinic after receiving enough doses of the vaccine for large numbers of residents.

The city has 15,000 doses on hand -- about 70 percent for injections and the other 30 percent as nasal mist.

Mayor Jerry Abramson said officials expect to get more vaccine later and will schedule more clinics.

Health officials said Wednesday that 18 people have died of H1N1 statewide.

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