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CALGARY - Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert warned Friday that Alberta may run out of H1N1 flu vaccinations by next week if public demand continues at its current pace, which could force the government to close some vaccination clinics.

In a radio interview Friday, Liepert said the provincial government is going through about 50,000 doses a day, and has used more than 200,000 total doses since the program began this week.

The government received a fresh batch of the vaccine on Thursday, building up their total supply to 600,000 doses, but Liepert said there could be shortages if the current demand continues.

Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann, in Calgary on Friday, assailed the government for botching the rollout of the vaccination program.

The province can't be blamed for the production of the vaccine, but should have been more prepared in how it administers it to Albertans, believing there should have been a greater focus on initially vaccinating high-risk Albertans.

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