Long waits, for people outside the Dartmouth Sportsplex Monday.

Hundreds began lining up around the building at sunrise.

However, John Gillis with Capital Health says the lineups actually hinder the process.

"We want to remind the public that we have enough vaccine for the population we are targeting (pregnant women and children aged six to 59 months)," said Gillis.

"It is not necessary for people to camp out hours in advance. If we can begin the day without a backlog, things should proceed more smoothly."

Gillis said by 4 p.m. Monday people were in and out within an hour, and the clinic at the World Trade and Convention centre downtown, had a very small line.

However Monday morning, people near the front said they'd been waiting for two hours.

Mandy has three children, she was getting her youngest two vaccinated.

"My daughter already has it, she's home sick."

Dr. David Young has been at the IWK for more than 30 years.

"I've never seen a patient who was pregnant that had to go on a ventilator in an intensive care unit because of a flu pneumonia," says Young.

Capital Health are monitoring the supply of vaccine, they expect to vaccinate about 700 people today. And they confirmed Tuesday's clinics:

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Dartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth - 8:30am to 7:00pm
Captain William Spry Community Centre, Spryfield - 1:30pm to 7:30pm
Saint Andrew's Centre, Halifax - 9:30am to 3:30pm
Newbridge Academy (in Sackville Sports Stadium), Lower Sackville - 1:30pm to 7:30pm