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The University of Maine will run out of swine flu vaccine by the end of Friday. The university has scheduled a second round of free clinics for students starting Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cutler Health Center, which will use the last of UMaine’s supply.
The 550 slots available for students and community members filled up with people wishing to get vaccinated in about four hours, according to Joe Carr, director of University Relations. Carr said no one is able to predict when UMaine will receive more vaccine.
Friday’s clinic is open to people younger than 25 years of age, pregnant women, caregivers of infants less than six months old and people between the ages of 25 to 64 with underlying medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and cancer.
UMaine recommends anyone in more than one category signs up for the clinic at umaine.edu/h1n1/shotclinic.
“This one is open to employees in health-related risk groups,” Carr said. “So it’s a broader scope.”
Swine flu disproportionately affects children and young adults, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control. In June, the World Health Organization declared swine flu a global pandemic.
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