A paramedical worker shows a box of influenza H1N1 vaccine at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore during an event marking the beginning of the city-wide H1N1 vaccination program in New York, the US, October 6, 2009. The initial allocation of 68,000 doses in nasal spray form started reaching health care providers on Monday. The city expects to receive about 1.2 million doses of nasal spray and injectable vaccine by the end of the month. [Xinhua]

A medical worker sprays influenza H1N1 vaccine into Ashley Marty's nose at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore during an event marking the beginning of the city-wide H1N1 vaccination program in New York, the US, October 6, 2009. The initial allocation of 68,000 doses in nasal spray form started reaching health care providers on Monday. The city expects to receive about 1.2 million doses of nasal spray and injectable vaccine by the end of the month. [Xinhua]