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Virtually all communities in California now have an abundance of H1N1 vaccine, the state health officer said Thursday.

Dr. Mark Horton said in a conference call that California has received about 15 million doses of the vaccine, approximately two-thirds of the supply the state is expected to get of the H1N1 vaccine this season. Almost all jurisdictions are reporting that they have enough vaccine to inoculate the general public, instead of just the priority groups most at risk for H1N1, also known as the swine flu.

State health officials think they've found a way to deliver information to the youthful masses: text messaging.

With the H1N1 flu virus disproportionately striking younger people, the state Department of Public Health is looking to harness the popularity of cell phones and text messaging to make it easier for people to get vaccinated.

A comprehensive, "how-to" guide about recommended doses of influenza vaccine by age, intervals between doses, and more.

CDPH Vaccine Administration Guide

A potential surge this fall of a novel strain of influenza turned a three-day disaster-planning conference into a mobilization effort to protect against the spread of the virus.

Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) released a new report that finds 15 states could run out of available hospital beds during the peak of the outbreak, if 35 percent of Americans were to get sick from the H1N1 flu virus.