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Weekend swine flu vaccine clinics for middle and high school students will be open to everyone who needs the drug,the city Health Department said Monday.

The health department will hold weekly flu vaccination clinics by appointment only. Those interested in getting vaccinated should call 694-4040 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday for an appointment.

Swine flu claimed the life of a 26-year-old woman on Sunday, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced yesterday. It is the city's first swine-flu fatality.

Looking for an H1N1 shot?Now you can find one by entering your ZIP code on a state public health website.

A 26-year-old school teacher, who died Wednesday at the St. Philomena Hospital here, was Thursday declared by health authorities as Karnataka's first swine flu victim, taking India's death toll to 19.

Four swine flu deaths were reported in India Tuesday, taking the toll due to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 530, health department officials said here.

Swine flu shots are now open to everyone, state officials said today as they lifted the restrictions that had limited the vaccine to people considered high risk.

Three thousand vaccines were ordered for the clinic and organizers expected most of them to be gone by the end of the day."The first one at West Middle was large, almost 1,900. It kind of goes up and down so we're hopeful that since they're open to everyone that we would get large numbers today."

With the World Health Organisation designating swine influenza outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, India on Monday put on alert all international airports and ports for identifying persons with suspected infection who could be arriving from countries affected.