Yukon confirms 2nd swine flu death
Otherwise healthy patient had not been vaccinated
Last Updated: Friday, November 20, 2009 | 5:04 PM CT
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Yukon medical officer Dr. Brendan Hanley said a woman who died Thursday of swine flu was otherwise healthy. (CBC)
A middle-aged woman in the Yukon has died of swine flu, the territory's top health official confirmed to CBC News.
Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon's medical officer of health, released little information about the woman, who died Thursday afternoon at Whitehorse General Hospital.
Hanley said she was under the age of 50 and was otherwise in good health. She had not been vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus, he added.
Hanley said it is important to note that even healthy adults can be vulnerable to serious effects from the flu.
The woman's name was not released. Hanley said he will provide more information about her death early next week.
The Yukon recorded its first H1N1-related death earlier this month, when a school-age girl died of complications related to the virus. Hanley has said the girl had underlying medical conditions.
More than 17,000 Yukoners, or about half of the population, had received the flu vaccine as of the end of last week.
Otherwise healthy patient had not been vaccinated
Last Updated: Friday, November 20, 2009 | 5:04 PM CT
CBC News
Yukon medical officer Dr. Brendan Hanley said a woman who died Thursday of swine flu was otherwise healthy. (CBC)
A middle-aged woman in the Yukon has died of swine flu, the territory's top health official confirmed to CBC News.
Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon's medical officer of health, released little information about the woman, who died Thursday afternoon at Whitehorse General Hospital.
Hanley said she was under the age of 50 and was otherwise in good health. She had not been vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus, he added.
Hanley said it is important to note that even healthy adults can be vulnerable to serious effects from the flu.
The woman's name was not released. Hanley said he will provide more information about her death early next week.
The Yukon recorded its first H1N1-related death earlier this month, when a school-age girl died of complications related to the virus. Hanley has said the girl had underlying medical conditions.
More than 17,000 Yukoners, or about half of the population, had received the flu vaccine as of the end of last week.
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