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SNHD confirms six more H1N1 deaths
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting an increase in the number of H1N1 flu cases.
The health district is reporting four deaths that occurred this week as well as two that occurred earlier in October.
The patients who died included a 22-year-old woman with underlying medical conditions, a 28-year-old woman with underlying medical conditions, a 44-year-old man with underlying medical conditions, and a 40-year-old man with no underlying medical conditions.
The two additional deaths reported that occurred earlier in October include a 64-year-old woman with underlying medical conditions, and a 50-year-old man. It is unknown if this patient had underlying medical conditions.
Currently, there are patients reported hospitalized with severe illness. The health district is not able to release additional details due to patient privacy concerns.
To date, the health district has received 50,000 doses of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine and it has distributed approximately 22,000 doses.
Currently, the health district is offering the inhaled vaccine to parents and caregivers of children younger than six months old, children and young adults between the ages of 2 and 24, and health care workers and emergency medical personnel with direct patient contact.
The inhaled vaccine is approved for people between the ages of 2 and 49 who are not pregnant and have no underlying medical conditions.
Clinics with both injectable vaccine as well as the inhaled vaccine will be scheduled once an adequate supply of injectable vaccine has been delivered.
For additional information, visit the Southern Nevada Health District website, www.SNHD.INFO.
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SNHD confirms six more H1N1 deaths
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting an increase in the number of H1N1 flu cases.
The health district is reporting four deaths that occurred this week as well as two that occurred earlier in October.
The patients who died included a 22-year-old woman with underlying medical conditions, a 28-year-old woman with underlying medical conditions, a 44-year-old man with underlying medical conditions, and a 40-year-old man with no underlying medical conditions.
The two additional deaths reported that occurred earlier in October include a 64-year-old woman with underlying medical conditions, and a 50-year-old man. It is unknown if this patient had underlying medical conditions.
Currently, there are patients reported hospitalized with severe illness. The health district is not able to release additional details due to patient privacy concerns.
To date, the health district has received 50,000 doses of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine and it has distributed approximately 22,000 doses.
Currently, the health district is offering the inhaled vaccine to parents and caregivers of children younger than six months old, children and young adults between the ages of 2 and 24, and health care workers and emergency medical personnel with direct patient contact.
The inhaled vaccine is approved for people between the ages of 2 and 49 who are not pregnant and have no underlying medical conditions.
Clinics with both injectable vaccine as well as the inhaled vaccine will be scheduled once an adequate supply of injectable vaccine has been delivered.
For additional information, visit the Southern Nevada Health District website, www.SNHD.INFO.
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