it s like looking for a needle in a haystack. the trouble marylanders are having when it comes to finding the swine flu vaccine. i ve had enough of adulation over the years, and i thought i was all finished with it, but, you know, it s nice to see so many people here. and see how baltimore s love affair with brooks robinson is forever. . where have all the flu clinics going? county health departments around our area have been delaying or cancelling h1n1 vaccination clinics because they don t have any vaccine. christian schaefer has that story tonight. and is there any idea when we might get more vaccine? report short answer to that one, no. the state health department will only say that more vaccine will arrive in the weeks ahead. 1 million doses should be available by the end of this month, that total is now only to be 530,000. it s coming, just not fast enough for many parents. lisa fast s daughter has asthma and that puts jessica into two of the groups that health of
north. check this out, from reisterstown, westminster, manchester getting pummeled with a heavy downpour now. that is on the order of probably half-inch or more per hour. this thing is going to push through. that s the rainfall rate, definitely causing big puddles, we have to deal with it this morning. heavy rain has really hit all parts of the area. at one point or another, it s pretty light now in glen burnie but definitely more showers to be expected, near 50 now. only 59, a break in the rain briefly this afternoon. 5:30. here s kim with a check of traffic. yes, ponding and standing water will be an issue this morning. definitely use caution. reduce your speed and give yourself plenty of breaking space. 83 southbound, north of the beltway, traffic moving along nicely as you make your way from the pennsylvania state line headed to the beltway, no problems or incidents at this time. 695 is checking in clean as well. with but we have one accident in the area, howard count
it s tuesday morning. not the prettiest morning but thank you for joining us. i m linda so. i m in for jamie, back tomorrow. we have a lot to talk about. we do. one hot topic, prescriptions. we re going to talk about, kind of controlling the cost. dr. john o brien is going to be here, tell us what we need to know about that. speaking of medicines, we re going to be talking about what is in your medicine cabinet. i m a bad offender, mine isn t all that great but the doctor will be here. we re going to talk about what you really need to put in there, have ready. so you can be ready if someone in the family gets sick. good to know. another health issue, probably not a lot of us think about, but age spots. dermatologists say they are seeing them on women and men younger and younger than ever before. if you are somebody who has them. what you need to do, if not, how to prevent them. and lastly, we re going to be talking about alzheimer s. next month is alzheimer s
when she became ill. one of our aunts, ernestine parker learned of her death watching a news report. i m glad i found out about it. being blind for a while. so i don t know, it s just it s terrible. no matter how much you i know she loved her kids. reporter: state health officials say her death underscores the need for children to receive the h1n1 vaccine when it becomes available. this particular child was became ill and at this point we know of no other apparent condition that affected her. reporter: city leaders are offering their condolences to the family. the young lady from montebello did pass away. our prayers with her family during these really trying times. reporter: the city s health department sent workers to meet with parents at the school earlier this week and learned other children may have contracted the virus. we spoke with some parents who had children that were sick. i instructed one woman who had a sick child to take him home. reporter