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Nassau, Suffolk distributed recalled flu shots

Quick ReadThe company that distributed the swine flu vaccine for children said it lacked the required potency.

Children under 10 in Nassau and Suffolk who

Photo credit: Getty Images File, 2009 | Children under 10 in Nassau and Suffolk who received the less potent doses do not have to be revaccinated, the CDC said, because they need two does anyway.

Both Nassau and Suffolk health departments said they had received some of the children's H1N1 flu vaccine doses that have been recalled because they lack potency.

"We know exactly where every single dose was sent and how much went to each provider," Nassau County health department spokeswoman Mary Ellen Laurain said. "We are reaching out to those providers."

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