BATON ROUGE, La. -- The state health department says that swine flu vaccine is now available to anyone.
Monday's announcement said people should call their regular medical providers for a vaccination appointment. Public providers can be found at www.FightTheFluLA.com -- a Web site of the state Department of Health and Hospitals.
Since October, the vaccine has been available to high-risk groups. More than 276,000 doses of the vaccine have been given.
The department estimates that 216,000 people statewide have come down with the virus since it was discovered in April.
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