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Thimerosal Suspension for H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccine - Immunization Program - Washington State Department of Health
Declaration of Outbreak and Vaccine Shortage
On September 23, 2009, the Secretary of Health declared an outbreak of the H1N1 (swine flu) influenza virus and a shortage of mercury-free H1N1 vaccines. The declaration also temporarily suspends the state's mercury limits for certain mercury-containing H1N1 vaccines. The six-month suspension is effective September 23, 2009 through March 23, 2010 and applies only to H1N1 vaccines.
Washington State law allows the Secretary of Health to suspend the state’s legal mercury limit for a vaccine if the secretary determines there is an outbreak of disease or shortage of vaccine available to protect the public health against vaccine-preventable disease.