H1N1 flu vaccine slow to arrive

Two squirts of the H1N1 nasal mist and four-year-old Karleigh Linssen was done. But for her mother, Debi Linssen, tracking down the vaccine was no where near as quick or easy.

"It's in short supply," said Linssen of De Pere. "Brown County doesn't have it. Our health care provider doesn't have it."

So they made the hour trip to Sturgeon Bay where the Door County Health Department was hosting an immunization clinic.

While health care officials recommend you wait for a local H1N1 clinic, Door County's Health Director says they have had people travel a lot farther than the Linssens to get vaccinated.

"Illinois was the farthest, Milwaukee, Madison," said Rhonda Kolberg.

While Kolberg say their supply seems to be on the upswing, other communities are waiting for more doses.

Lisa Clark Manages 2-1-1 in Brown County. The human services hotline works with clinics and health departments to provide information on where vaccines will be available. While Clark says availability can change by the hour, the vaccine has not come quick enough to keep up with the phone calls.

"We've been getting 50-60 extra calls on a daily basis for that," said Clark.

While the vaccine is still only for those for those in target groups -- including children four-years-old and younger, pregnant woman, health care workers, those taking care of infants and people with underlying health conditions -- it may be a while until supply catches up to demand.