The state Department of Health says students at a Maui school tested positive for the H1N1 virus.
Officials did not specify what school or how many students were affected, however they did say a number of the affected students were either not vaccinated or had not received the recommended two doses for children younger than 10 years old.
"Fortunately, this incident was short-lived and seems to have run its course," said Marc Nishimoto, public health emergency prepardness planner at the Maui District Health Office of the Hawaii State Department of Health. "It's a reminder to parents about the continued need to get their children vaccinated. And if a child is under 10, two doses of the H1N1 vaccine are needed."
Officials did not specify what school or how many students were affected, however they did say a number of the affected students were either not vaccinated or had not received the recommended two doses for children younger than 10 years old.
"Fortunately, this incident was short-lived and seems to have run its course," said Marc Nishimoto, public health emergency prepardness planner at the Maui District Health Office of the Hawaii State Department of Health. "It's a reminder to parents about the continued need to get their children vaccinated. And if a child is under 10, two doses of the H1N1 vaccine are needed."
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