State health officials are designating children, pregnant women and people who have underlying health conditions such as asthma as those who should get vaccinated with Virginia's initial batches of H1N1 vaccine. The Virginia Department of Health is encouraging people in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's priority groups to be first to receive the vaccine for the highly contagious H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu. Healthcare workers already have been getting vaccinated. State health commissioner Dr. Karen Remley said Thursday at a news conference that all Virginians are encouraged to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu, and that most people will have access to the vaccine next month. The health department is launching public-service television, radio and Internet advertising with the theme, "H1N1Get1. It's up to you to fight the flu."
