President Obama's school age daughters have not been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the vaccine is not available to them based on their risk.
The Centers for Disease Control recommend that children ages 6 months through 18 years of age receive a vaccination against the H1N1 flu virus. At this time only children with chronic medical conditions are receiving the vaccination because their immune system is not strong enough to fight off the strain. The CDC also says a regular seasonal flu shot does not protect against the virus.
There are a lot of high risk groups that haven't gotten it yet. My wife is coming up on 9 months pregnant, and there simply isn't any of the vaccine available. CG members are required to get it by a certain date, and again, I can't find the vaccine available anywhere locally.
The story I read yesterday said that they had hoped to have 150 million doses available to the public by now, but to date, only 11 million doses have been delivered. I'm not worried about it so much for me, but for my wife and unborn daughter.
