September 4, 2009
Updated H1N1 posts/symptoms/vaccine
Common sense re: H1N1
Symptoms of H1N1 flu (CDC video)
As per the Centers for Disease Control.
Priority 2009 H1N1 vaccine:
- Pregnant women
- People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age
- Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel with direct patient care
- Children 6 months – 4 years old
- Children 5-18 with chronic medical conditions
- 18-64 chronic medical conditions/ compromised immune systems.
Strangely, the folks lowest on the totem pole are people over 65 – who are the highest priority for seasonal flu shots.
Vaccine is still being developed…needs clinical trials…expected out mid-October.
Seasonal flu vaccine is already available.
