Behind the Headlines

The Monroe County Health Department currently has a notice on its web site that the agency is temporarily out of seasonal flu vaccine.

The Health Check expo that was held Wednesday at Monroe County Community College announced a couple of days in advance that the seasonal flu vaccine would not be available.

We’re also getting word of mouth reports that many of the area pharmacy and drugstore supplies are out, or nearly so.

If you are still looking for the seasonal flu vaccine, the best thing to do is watch for updated announcements from the Monroe County Health Department.

In the meantime, the first H1N1 vaccines are starting to arrive in the area, and the Monroe County Health Department is posting those clinic schedules on its web site.

– Paula Wethington