There's no shortage of swine flu vaccine in South Florida. None of the long, anxious lines seen on TV in New York, Michigan, California and other locations.

Broward has received 315,100 doses so far, and next week will begin offering vaccinations to the general public at several clinics.

Miami-Dade has received 425,000 doses so far, and has been giving free vaccinations against the H1N1 influenza virus at four clinics around the county. The county is distributing the rest to a dozen federally qualified free clinics, plus county schools, private doctors, hospitals for their healthcare providers, commercial pharmacies, private companies that have nurses to administer the vaccines, and other providers.

``I have the capacity to give more,'' said Lillian Rivera, director of the Miami-Dade Health Department.

The vaccine is available at Miami-Dade schools, but students' parents still are being slow to sign and return permission slips so their children can be vaccinated, Rivera said.

``I urge parents to return the forms,'' she said.

Miami-Dade health officials still are limiting vaccines to high-priority groups, which include pregnant women, people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age, healthcare and emergency medical services personnel, children and adults between the ages of 6 months and 24 years old and people ages 25 through 64 who are at higher risk due to chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.

``We still have a lot of interest from high-risk groups,'' Rivera says. ``But it's always a self-declaration.''

Also in Miami-Dade, some Walgreens drugstores have both swine flu vaccine, for $18, and regular seasonal flu vaccine, for $24.99. Other Walgreens have only the seasonal vaccine.

The county expects vaccines to become available in a week or so at CVS and Navarro drugstores, Target, Publixand Winn-Dixie, Rivera said.

In Broward, the first clinics are opening to offer swine flu vaccines to the general public, not just to those in priority groups. Seven clinics around the county will be open sometime during the week starting Monday.

``We're encouraging priority groups first and then the general public,'' said spokeswoman Candy Sims.

Broward's health department has given 73,936 vaccinations to the county's 250,000 or so public school students.

Next week, from Wednesday through Friday, Wal-Mart stores in Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Margate and Pompano Beach will host H1N1 vaccine clinics run by Mollen Immunization Clinics, a private provider. Price is $15. Vaccines at the Wal-Mart events are limited to people at high risk.

Similar clinics will be held in Miami-Dade the following week if supplies are adequate, Wal-Mart spokesman John Roehm said. Details are atflushotsusa.walmart.com.

Throughout South Florida, more than 700 private doctors are giving the vaccines; call your doctor's office.

Some private companies that have company nurses now are receiving vaccines; check with your personnel office.

Since April, Florida has had 1,082 hospitalizations and 167 deaths from swine flu. Miami-Dade has had 401 hospitalizations and 32 deaths.

Two deaths were announced this week:a 47-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman. Broward has had 88hospitalizations and 11 deaths.