More La. residents eligible for swine flu vaccine

Last Update: 11/11/2009 2:56 pm

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Children's Memorial Hospital received 500 doses of the swine flu vaccine nasal mist in Chicago on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. Children's Memorial Hospital received the vaccine to inoculate people against the virus, which has been blamed for hundreds of deaths since it was first identified in April. ((AP Photo/David Banks))

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - More Louisiana residents are eligible to
get the swine flu vaccine.

Health officials announced Wednesday that people between the
ages of 24 and 65 with chronic medical conditions can now get doses
of the vaccine. Pregnant women and children younger than 6 months
old also remain eligible.

The state Department of Health and Hospitals also added a
feature to its Web site, making it easier to find facilities that
have the vaccine. The web address is: www.FightTheFluLA.com.

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