An additional 2.6 million doses will be available in January, said Dr. Mark McClellan, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who made a brief appearance at the Hamilton County General Health District office in Corryville.

Still, that's far fewer than the 48 million lost to contamination at a British manufacturing plant.

Between vaccines and antiviral drugs, enough medicine will be available to treat 100 million people this flu season, McClellan said. "There's no need to panic," he added.

Federal authorities have asked that healthy adults refrain from getting vaccinated to leave enough for those at greatest risk: the very young, the very old and people with chronic illnesses.

Meanwhile, up to 3,000 flu vaccinations will be available 4-7 p.m. today to seniors and other high-risk adults for $20 each at a first-come, first-served clinic at Gorman Farms, 3035 Gorman Heritage Farm Lane, Evendale. The vaccine is being supplied by Healthworks, a private company. For information, call (513) 751-1288.

A second clinic, scheduled for Saturday at the M.E. Lyons YMCA in Anderson Township, is reservation-only and is full.