District health officials plan to close public H1N1 virus vaccine clinics and redistribute doses to doctors and community health centers in an effort to more effectively provide the vaccine.

Over 13,000 H1N1 vaccines have been distributed in D.C. this year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there will be about 8 million more doses, made available next week. Pharmacies, however, should not expect shipments of the vaccine until the week of Nov. 23, according to The Washington Post.

“We have vaccinated over 13,000 people at our H1N1 vaccine clinics in addition to the vaccine we have provided to pediatricians, family physicians, community health clinics and other medical providers,” said Dena Iverson, director of communications for the District Department of Health. “We encourage everyone to get the vaccine when it is available to them, particularly those who have a high risk of getting H1N1 and having complications.”

Demand for the vaccine, however, may not be as high as the DOH expects. According to the DCist, 55 percent of adults in the greater Washington area do not plan to be inoculated. Additionally, 70 percent of college students in the area do not plan to receive the vaccine, the Post reported.

As of Oct. 30, 490 students at Georgetown had gone to the Student Health Center with flu-like symptoms, according to Georgetown’s H1N1 preparedness Web site. The Student Health Center declined to comment on the demand for and the availability of the H1N1 vaccine at the Student Health Center. Iverson also declined to comment on the demand for the vaccine in the District.

The lack of demand may be attributable to confusion over where to receive the vaccine and the dread of long lines if demand is too high, WUSA9 reported. President Obama’s administration declared a national emergency on Oct. 25 because the continued spread of H1N1 has caused widespread public health fears. “