160K kids did not get 2nd H1N1 dose

Number without 2nd dose is more than half

Updated: Thursday, 21 Jan 2010, 9:17 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 21 Jan 2010, 9:17 AM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health officials said more than 160,000 children across the state are overdue for a second dose of the swine flu vaccine.

The Indiana State Department of Health sas in its weekly swine flu report that more than half of the nearly 300,000 Indiana children ages 6 months to 9 years who received one dose of the vaccine at least a month ago have not received a second dose.

The second dose is recommended to fully protect children against the swine flu.

The agency's medical director, Dr. Joan Duwve, said the first vaccine primes the immune system in young children but it's not adequate to protect all of them.

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160K kids did not get 2nd H1N1 dose

Number without 2nd dose is more than half

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