Because of the delay, the health department had to cancel its flu shot clinic in October. However, the department says the delay and perhaps shortage seems to be only affecting it -- and not the other sites in the county where people can get vaccinated. And folks are already lining up.

If you step inside any Walgreens pharmacy, you’ll likely see someone there getting a shot. Pharmacist Greg Serocki has been swamped since Labor Day.

"We've been averaging 30 to 40 a day, some days as high as 50, immunizations a day,” said Serocki.

Walgreens is not alone. At Family Pharmacy sites, they’re also busy.

"We'll end up with about 10,000 doses this year,” said Carrie Tennis of Family Pharmacy.

They’ll likely get much busier, with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department only expecting to get about a third of the 5,000 doses that it ordered.

"What we've been told from the manufacturer is it will be a delay for sure, and it could be we won't get the full amount we ordered," said Jaci McReynolds, a spokeswoman for the department.

So it's a waiting game. But, in the meantime, if the health department is normally your stop, you might have better luck at a pharmacy.

Walgreens vaccinates people 12 years old and older. You can stop by seven days a week from 10 to 4. It will cost you $24.99 but you can file for private insurance or Medicare or Medicaid to cover the cost.

Family Pharmacy will vaccinate people 18 and older. It's best to call ahead and make an appointment. It will cost you between $25 and $30. There, too, you can file private insurance or Medicare or Medicaid.

If you have a child who needs a vaccination, you can hit up the Jordan Valley Community Health Clinic, or call your child's pediatrician.

Just to be clear, this is the seasonal flu vaccination, not the H1N1 vaccination. There’s still no definite word when the H1N1 vaccine will be in -- perhaps the first week of October -- but it will first be available to high-risk groups: pregnant women, those 24 and younger, healthcare workers, and those in contact with small children.

The health department says the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control is that you can get both of these vaccinations, seasonal and swine, at the same time on the same day, just in different injection sites on your body. Earlier, the CDC recommended waiting a few weeks but now says that's not necessary.