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H1N1 kills 2 in Paulding; vaccination still urged
by Christopher Barker/Editor
1 day 20 hrs ago
The H1N1 virus has led to the deaths of two Paulding residents, people continue to be infected and public health officials are still encouraging vaccination.
A 52-year-old female from Paulding died from the virus April 12. She had the underlying conditions of diabetes and a previous brain injury, said Logan Boss, public information officer for Northwest Georgia Public Health.
The first county victim, a 30-year-old male, also had underlying conditions that likely contributed to his vulnerability.
?H1N1 is still circulating,? said Boss. ?The virus appeared about a year ago, and it?s been an interesting ride for us in public health.?
Paulding had the only two confirmed H1N1 deaths in the 10-county Northwest Georgia Public Health District, he said. Paulding has had 58 of the 207 confirmed cases of the virus in the district, about 28 percent, and has about 21 percent of the district?s population.
The average age of the 27 males and 31 females contracting H1N1 in Paulding is 24.8, with the oldest victim age 62 and the youngest age 4. Of the 58 confirmed local cases, 14 required hospitalization.
Boss speculates that Paulding?s infection rate might be greater than the rest of the counties in the district because so many of its residents commute to jobs in the metro area, where there were higher concentrations of H1N1 illness.
?Georgia is one of two states with an increase in hospitalization earlier this year,? said Boss, adding that the vaccine is still available at the Paulding County Health Department. Hospitalization of residents who had not been vaccinated spiked in late February, he said...
H1N1 kills 2 in Paulding; vaccination still urged
by Christopher Barker/Editor
1 day 20 hrs ago
The H1N1 virus has led to the deaths of two Paulding residents, people continue to be infected and public health officials are still encouraging vaccination.
A 52-year-old female from Paulding died from the virus April 12. She had the underlying conditions of diabetes and a previous brain injury, said Logan Boss, public information officer for Northwest Georgia Public Health.
The first county victim, a 30-year-old male, also had underlying conditions that likely contributed to his vulnerability.
?H1N1 is still circulating,? said Boss. ?The virus appeared about a year ago, and it?s been an interesting ride for us in public health.?
Paulding had the only two confirmed H1N1 deaths in the 10-county Northwest Georgia Public Health District, he said. Paulding has had 58 of the 207 confirmed cases of the virus in the district, about 28 percent, and has about 21 percent of the district?s population.
The average age of the 27 males and 31 females contracting H1N1 in Paulding is 24.8, with the oldest victim age 62 and the youngest age 4. Of the 58 confirmed local cases, 14 required hospitalization.
Boss speculates that Paulding?s infection rate might be greater than the rest of the counties in the district because so many of its residents commute to jobs in the metro area, where there were higher concentrations of H1N1 illness.
?Georgia is one of two states with an increase in hospitalization earlier this year,? said Boss, adding that the vaccine is still available at the Paulding County Health Department. Hospitalization of residents who had not been vaccinated spiked in late February, he said...