Threats on cancelled vaccine clinics

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Threats cancel vaccine clinic

Suburban Pediatrics cancelled their vaccine clinic

Updated: Saturday, 07 Nov 2009, 2:23 PM EST
Published : Friday, 06 Nov 2009, 5:31 PM EST

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) - Parents across Western New York have been emailing and calling Channel 4 for information on where to get a swine flu vaccine.

Now one pediatrician's office is cancelling their vaccine clinic.

Suburban Pediatrics in Williamsville was planning to hold a H1N1 vaccine clinic but it has been cancelled.  You can contact Suburban Pediatrics >> here.

A statement on the group's website said "After consulting with law enforcement and weighing concerns about patient, staff and public safety, we are forced to cancel this clinic."

They said their staff has been verbally abused and threatened.

A Cheektowaga Pediatric Office is planning to hold a vaccine clinic on Saturday.

Century Airport Pediatrics will be administering vaccines to their patients from 1 to 6 p.m.

They said the vaccines are only for patients of the doctors at their office

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