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Second H1N1 death in Cabell County confirmed
October 01, 2009 @ 06:18 PM
From Staff, Wire Reports
Herald-Dispatch.com
HUNTINGTON ? A 37-year-old is the second person to die from H1N1, or swine flu, in Cabell County, according to Dr. Harry Tweel, director of the Cabell-Huntington Health Department.
Tweel confirmed Thursday that a person with other underlying conditions had died in a Huntington hospital.
?My heart goes out to the family,? he said.
Cabell County?s first H1N1-related death was reported in September.
The Cabell-Huntington Health Department has said its first H1N1 vaccines are not expected to be available until late October.
West Virginia?s first batch of swine flu vaccine will go to hospitals and health care workers to ensure continued treatment for people who fall sick with the virus this fall.
With 10,000 doses of nasal vaccine expected to arrive next week, state Health Officer Kathy Sloan said it made sense to target the first batch to areas that would have the greatest impact.
As more manufacturers are approved to produce the vaccine, the supply will increase and the state Bureau for Public Health will work to get the vaccine to health departments, clinics and doctors? offices, she said.
?We really anticipate over time that anyone who wants to be vaccinated will be vaccinated," she said.
The Cabell-Huntington Health Department also has said vaccines will be given to high-risk populations first, beginning with health care professionals, then pregnant women and people under 24 years old.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says high-risk groups also include people caring for infants under 6 months and people aged 25 to 64 with health conditions that put them at risk of flu complications.
Sloan said the state has stopped counting the number of swine flu cases and is preparing to follow hospitalizations and deaths from flu-like symptoms.
?We know it?s certainly out there,? she said. ?We know most are H1N1. We?re not trying to test every case, we?re just trying to track the trends.?
Sloan expects an increase in cases in October and November.
She said people should not be afraid of taking the H1N1 vaccine, as it has been manufactured by the same processes as the seasonal flu vaccine. She said the first batch of vaccine will be administered through a nasal spray, but she predicts most West Virginians will receive their vaccinations through injections.
Although the federal government is paying for the vaccine and vaccination supplies, Sloan said residents can still expect to pay a third-party administrative fee.
Second H1N1 death in Cabell County confirmed
October 01, 2009 @ 06:18 PM
From Staff, Wire Reports
Herald-Dispatch.com
HUNTINGTON ? A 37-year-old is the second person to die from H1N1, or swine flu, in Cabell County, according to Dr. Harry Tweel, director of the Cabell-Huntington Health Department.
Tweel confirmed Thursday that a person with other underlying conditions had died in a Huntington hospital.
?My heart goes out to the family,? he said.
Cabell County?s first H1N1-related death was reported in September.
The Cabell-Huntington Health Department has said its first H1N1 vaccines are not expected to be available until late October.
West Virginia?s first batch of swine flu vaccine will go to hospitals and health care workers to ensure continued treatment for people who fall sick with the virus this fall.
With 10,000 doses of nasal vaccine expected to arrive next week, state Health Officer Kathy Sloan said it made sense to target the first batch to areas that would have the greatest impact.
As more manufacturers are approved to produce the vaccine, the supply will increase and the state Bureau for Public Health will work to get the vaccine to health departments, clinics and doctors? offices, she said.
?We really anticipate over time that anyone who wants to be vaccinated will be vaccinated," she said.
The Cabell-Huntington Health Department also has said vaccines will be given to high-risk populations first, beginning with health care professionals, then pregnant women and people under 24 years old.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says high-risk groups also include people caring for infants under 6 months and people aged 25 to 64 with health conditions that put them at risk of flu complications.
Sloan said the state has stopped counting the number of swine flu cases and is preparing to follow hospitalizations and deaths from flu-like symptoms.
?We know it?s certainly out there,? she said. ?We know most are H1N1. We?re not trying to test every case, we?re just trying to track the trends.?
Sloan expects an increase in cases in October and November.
She said people should not be afraid of taking the H1N1 vaccine, as it has been manufactured by the same processes as the seasonal flu vaccine. She said the first batch of vaccine will be administered through a nasal spray, but she predicts most West Virginians will receive their vaccinations through injections.
Although the federal government is paying for the vaccine and vaccination supplies, Sloan said residents can still expect to pay a third-party administrative fee.