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H1N1 flu kills two more Iowans
Updated 11:18 am
By TONY LEYS ? tleys@dmreg.com ? December 30, 2009
The H1N1 flu virus has claimed two more Iowa lives, the state health department said today.
The new virus has now killed 40 people in the state and sent more than 700 to hospitals since it appeared last spring.
The cases announced today were described as adults with other health conditions that increased their chances of complications from the flu. One was in Cerro Gordo County. The other was in Black Hawk County. The victims? ages, genders and dates of death were not released.
Although the new flu has waned since peaking in Iowa in October, officials warn that the virus continues to circulate. Doctors worry that it could peak again in the coming weeks.
The H1N1 flu vaccine, which was in short supply earlier this fall, now is available to anyone who wants it. Iowans looking to obtain the vaccine should contact their county health departments, which are in charge of distributing it.
H1N1 flu kills two more Iowans
Updated 11:18 am
By TONY LEYS ? tleys@dmreg.com ? December 30, 2009
The H1N1 flu virus has claimed two more Iowa lives, the state health department said today.
The new virus has now killed 40 people in the state and sent more than 700 to hospitals since it appeared last spring.
The cases announced today were described as adults with other health conditions that increased their chances of complications from the flu. One was in Cerro Gordo County. The other was in Black Hawk County. The victims? ages, genders and dates of death were not released.
Although the new flu has waned since peaking in Iowa in October, officials warn that the virus continues to circulate. Doctors worry that it could peak again in the coming weeks.
The H1N1 flu vaccine, which was in short supply earlier this fall, now is available to anyone who wants it. Iowans looking to obtain the vaccine should contact their county health departments, which are in charge of distributing it.
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