COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The first doses of the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine went out to local hospitals Monday.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS on when you can expect your vaccination.
The city received 5,000 doses of the vaccine last Friday, according to Columbus Public Health (CPH).
Of those 5,000 doses:
- 1,000 went to the Ohio State University Medical Center
- 1,000 went to OhioHealth
- 1,000 went to Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The H1N1 vaccine is mandatory for Nationwide Children’s Hospital employees.
- 1,500 doses were to be distributed to emergency-medical service workers later this week.
- The remaining 500 doses were to be made available for other local health-care workers.
CPH didn’t have an estimate on when more nasal spray vaccine would become available.
The injectble vaccine was to arrive in Ohio Tuesday, Oct. 20, according to a spokesperson for Columbus Public Health. Officials expected to start administering the shot the very next day.
Health-care workers again were to be at the top of the list.
An estimated 20,000 pregnant Columbus women were next on the list of priority.
Those who are in households with children younger than 6 months or children 6 months to 24 years old and anyone 24 to 65 years old with underlying health conditions were round out the rest of the priority list.
People who don’t fall into any of these categories should expect to wait until late November for the H1N1 vaccine.
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