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“We think this wave has largely passed,” Lewis noted, “but we want to keep up with our vaccination campaign because we’d love to prevent more of it.”
Washington County has prioritized groups eligible to receive swine flu vaccines as children age six months to five years; pregnant women and individuals age five through 64 with underlying medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease or lung disease.
Overall flu activity in the U.S. “remains high for this time of year,” the CDC reported, with deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza higher than expected.
Young children appear to be particularly susceptible – of the 35 pediatric deaths reported across the country last week, 27 were associated with laboratory-confirmed H1N1; seven were influenza A viruses; and one was associated with a seasonal influenza A (H1) virus.
Between Sept. 1 and Nov. 24, there were 1,200 hospitalizations and 49 deaths from complications associated with H1N1 in Oregon, according to county health officials.
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Re: Oregon swine flu bug appears to have (almost) bitten the dust
So the fake swine flu pandemic is not going to kill everyone after all?
But everyone still needs to get a vaccine shot. And don't delay. Supplies are running out!
"eugenics101"
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Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 06:44 AM