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H1N1 claims local life; Kern gets more vaccine
By Eyewitness News staff
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The death toll from swine flu has nearly hit double digits in Kern County.
A 47-year-old woman with unspecified underlying health conditions died Wednesday night after contracting H1N1 flu, popularly known as swine flu, according the Kern County Department of Public Health.
The woman was the sixth person this month and ninth overall to die from complications with swine flu in Kern County.
Health officer Dr. Claudia Jonah said earlier this week that each local victims had underlying health conditions. They ranged in age from 25 to 58, and six of the victims were women.
Underlying health conditions could include heart disease, lung disease, auto-immune deficiencies, diabetes, asthma, obesity or pregnancy, health officials said.
Meanwhile, the county health department has received 500 new doses of the H1N1 nasal mist after running out during an Oct. 10 clinic.
The new shipment will be first offered to people who left contact information with the department after being left unimmunized at the previous clinic. Any leftovers will be distributed at a special clinic on Friday, officials said.
H1N1 claims local life; Kern gets more vaccine
By Eyewitness News staff
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The death toll from swine flu has nearly hit double digits in Kern County.
A 47-year-old woman with unspecified underlying health conditions died Wednesday night after contracting H1N1 flu, popularly known as swine flu, according the Kern County Department of Public Health.
The woman was the sixth person this month and ninth overall to die from complications with swine flu in Kern County.
Health officer Dr. Claudia Jonah said earlier this week that each local victims had underlying health conditions. They ranged in age from 25 to 58, and six of the victims were women.
Underlying health conditions could include heart disease, lung disease, auto-immune deficiencies, diabetes, asthma, obesity or pregnancy, health officials said.
Meanwhile, the county health department has received 500 new doses of the H1N1 nasal mist after running out during an Oct. 10 clinic.
The new shipment will be first offered to people who left contact information with the department after being left unimmunized at the previous clinic. Any leftovers will be distributed at a special clinic on Friday, officials said.