SEATTLE -- King County Public Health is offering the H1N1 vaccine at select area pharmacies to those at high risk for the swine flu.

Due to the national shortage of swine flu vaccine, health officials said each pharmacy will only receive a few hundred doses to be administered only to those at a higher risk for the illness. As more vaccine becomes available, however, the pharmacies will be replenished, they said.

Those seeking immunization against swine flu will be asked to first complete a screening form at the pharmacy. Those at a higher risk of swine flu include:

- Pregnant women
- Those who live with children younger than 6 months
- People between 6 months and 24 years old
- People between 25 and 64 with chronic health conditions or weakened immune systems

Pregnant women, babies and children under 2 will be given an injection, officials said, while the rest in the high-risk group will be given the nasal spray form of the vaccine.

Officials added many of the pharmacies will not be able to vaccinate babies or children as their staff members are not licensed or trained for dealing with young patients.

The vaccine will cost $22 or less, and the fee may be covered by some insurance companies, officials said.

To view a complete list of the pharmacies offering the H1N1 vaccine, and to see which ones are offering the vaccine to young recipients, click here.