The first shipments of the H1N1 vaccine have arrived in several states and it won't be long before parts of the Gulf Coast receives its share.
With an outbreak of the H1N1 virus in schools, health officials want children to be one of the first priority groups to get the vaccine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the H1N1 virus was responsible for nearly half of the 128 flu-related deaths in children over the past year.
Children age six months to 24 years are considered high risk.
But not every parent is thrilled about giving their child the vaccine.
A recent Consumer Reports poll of 1,500 parents found that half are not getting their children vaccinated because they say it hasn't been tested enough even though health experts say the vaccine is safe.
source: CBS News
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