The fight against H1N1 swine flu is picking up in South Florida. By midweek, 436,000 doses were available in Miami-Dade, and nearly 50,000 doses were available in Broward.

Much of the vaccine so far is going to school-age children, but doses are available for other people in high-priority groups.

Here is a list of clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward offering H1N1 vaccinations, as of Wednesday, Oct. 21. Vaccinations are based on availability and ID requirements may vary, so call the clinic first.

Until supplies are sufficient to serve everyone, vaccinations are limited to priority groups at greatest risk of harm from swine flu.

Those groups are: pregnant women; caretakers of infants under 6 months of age; young people 2 to 24; people 25 to 64 who have chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes or suppressed immune systems, and healthcare workers, emergency personnel and other first responders who might come in direct contact with flu victims. People over 65, even those with chronic conditions, are not considered a priority group because the CDC believes they have some immunity to H1N1 because of past exposure.

Vaccinations are also available for priority groups through private physicians.

Additional clinics are expected to offer vaccinations as supplies arrive. For updates on new vaccination sites and other H1N1 information, visit Florida's Flu Safety website at www.myflusafety.com or the county health department websites at www.dadehealth.org and www.browardchd.org.

MIAMI-DADE

HEALTH DEPT. CLINICS

• Downtown Clinic: 1350 NW 14th St., Miami. 305-325-2400.

Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays.

• Juanita Mann Clinic: 7900 NW 27th Ave. 786-466-2100.

Hours: 5-9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.

• Little Haiti Clinic: 300 NE 80th Ter., Miami. 305-795-2100.

Hours: 5-9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.

• West Perrine Clinic: 18255 Homestead Ave., South Miami-Dade (Southwest 184th St., two blocks west of U.S. 1). 786-845-0550.

Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays.

MIAMI-DADE

FEDERALLY QUALIFIED

HEALTH CENTERS

• Borinquen Health Care Center, 3601 Federal Hwy. 305-576-6611.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

• Borinquen Health Care Center, West-Dade/Sweetwater Site: 10528 SW Eighth St. 305-576-6611.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

• CHI (Community Health of South Dade), Doris Ison Health Center: 10300 SW 216th St. 305-253-5100.

Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• CHI Martin Luther King Clinica Campesina: 810 West Mowry Dr., Homestead, 305-248-4334.

Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturdays.

• Citrus Health Network: 4125 West 20th Ave., Hialeah. 305-825-0300.

Hours: 2-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

• Helen B. Bentley Health Center: 3090 SW 37th Ave. 305-447-4950.

Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. one Saturday per month.

• Miami Beach Community Health Center: 710 Alton Rd. 305-538-8835.

Hours: 2-5 p.m. Fridays.

• Miami Beach Community Health Center, Beverley Press Center: 1221 71st St. 305-538-8835.

Hours: 2-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

• Jessie Trice Community Health Center (JTCHC), Main Center: 5361 NW 22 Ave. 305-637-6400.

Hours: 5-8 p.m. Thursdays.

• JTCHC Flamingo Center: 901 East 10th Ave., Bay 39., Hialeah. 305-887-0004.

Hours: 5-8 p.m. Tuesdays.

• JTCHC Norland Center: 18360 NW Seventh Ave. 305-694-6270.

Hours: 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays.

• JTCHC Coral Place: 1001 NW 54th St., Miami. 305-758-1388.

Hours: 3-7 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays.

BROWARD COUNTY

A list of vaccination sites in Broward is not yet available. Check the Broward County Health Department's site at www.browardchd.org for updates.

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