D.C. cuts back flu clinics; Montgomery teen hit by car; Fatal accident on Anacostia Freeway

THE DISTRICT

H1N1 clinics cut back

District health officials said Thursday that they are limiting their schedule of public swine flu vaccination clinics, which have covered more than 11,000 people so far, so they can dedicate more doses to doctor's offices and community health centers.

The officials also said pharmacies would not begin receiving the vaccine this week as they had expected. That date has been pushed back until after the week of Nov. 23.

In Loudoun County, health officials are opening a Saturday clinic at Smart's Mill Middle School in Leesburg, which will have 2,000 doses on hand. It will target pregnant women; children 4 to 18 with medical disorders that put them at higher risk for complications from the flu; and children 2 to 9 with no underlying medical conditions, according to Health Director David Goodfriend.

Public clinics will be held in the District as scheduled Thursday evening. Saturday's clinics will have an earlier closing time of 1 p.m., not 4 p.m. Tuesday's clinics at Coolidge High School and McKinley Technology High School have been canceled, as has the Nov. 14 clinic at Wilson High School. Other clinics next week will continue, although three vaccination clinics Nov. 14 will also close at 1 p.m.

-- Michael Laris

Man hit by car dies

A man struck by a car Wednesday night on the Anacostia Freeway in Southwest Washington died, D.C. police said Thursday.

Investigators assigned to the D.C. police major crash unit are investigating the accident, which happened about 7:45 p.m. The pedestrian was found unconscious after being hit by a 2002 Chevrolet in the northbound lanes of Interstate 295 near Laboratory Road, police said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not release his identity because his family had not been notified. The Chevrolet's driver, who remained on the scene, was not injured.