Vaccine escapes in Kansas City area?

[Emily]

Low risk, younger adults 20-50 age range, 'relatively' healthy.
http://fox4kc.com/2014/01/15/flu-related-illness-has-killed-at-least-5-people-in-the-metro/

Flu-related illness has killed at least 5 people in the metro

Posted on: 9:42 pm, January 15, 2014, by Macradee Aegerter, updated on: 09:52pm, January 15, 2014
KANSAS CITY, Mo

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Both physicians say most of those being treated in hospitals during this severe flu season have one thing in common.

?The one commonality is that most of them are not immunized. Matter of fact, I don?t know if any of the critically ill ones that we?ve seen have had their immunization,? Dr. Norman said....

Comment at end of article:

Heather Hawkins-Hoehne
January 16, 2014 at 7:05 am

Just to point out one of the doctors? comments about ?all of the people that have died have not been immunized? this is False. My husband died from H1N1 and he had his flu shot at the end of November.

http://sedalianewsjournal.com/2014/01/03/andrew-john-hoehne/

Andrew John Hoehne

January 3, 2014

in Obituaries

Hoehne, AndrewAndrew John Hoehne, 30, of Sedalia, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at St. Luke?s Hospital in Kansas City.

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In addition to his wife, Heather...

Of course this can't verified, but possibly one out of the 5 H1N1 deaths was vaccinated. That would be 20%. What is the rate of vaccination in this low risk group in the KC area - is it higher than 20%?

This is the same general area as Overland Park:

Overland Park hospital: many nurses out sick in spite of getting requited flu vaccine