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The recent cold weather, coming on the heels of the holiday season, has left the state's blood supply drastically low, according to the American Red Cross.
UPDATED DEC. 21: Parents in most Midland school districts now are receiving materials so their children will have the opportunity to get the swine flu vaccine as an outbreak continues.
More schoolchildren in the Midlands are opting to get the swine flu vaccine than state health officials predicted, a sampling from the first two weeks of shots shows.
South Carolina is one of only two states where the swine flu outbreak isn't considered widespread, but that doesn't mean we're in much better shape than the other states.