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UPDATE: Health officials push H1N1 vaccinations for kids, adults
DANE COUNTY (WKOW) -- The state Department of Health has released its weekly status update on H1N1 influenza in Wisconsin.
DHS says the state is seeing "elevated flu activity," more than is normally seen this time of the year, with cases being reported in 48 of Wisconsin's 72 counties.
Since September 1, 17 people have been hospitalized and one person died in Rock County last week.
Wisconsin was among the first states to submit vaccine orders to the Centers for Disease Control last week and providers began receiving those shipments Monday. Those first batches are limited to patients between 2 and 49 years old and, as a nasal spray, is not recommended for pregnant women or those with asthma.
Wisconsin was allocated a total of 46,000 doses to approximately 80 providers, mostly larger hospitals and clinic systems. Next week's shipments is expected to be larger and include the injectable form of the vaccine.
After next week, the vaccine will be targeted toward public health agencies and private health care providers and later in October, public vaccination clinics and school-based clinics will begin to open up around the state.
Click here to read this week's full DHS flu report
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UPDATE: Health officials push H1N1 vaccinations for kids, adults
DANE COUNTY (WKOW) -- The state Department of Health has released its weekly status update on H1N1 influenza in Wisconsin.
DHS says the state is seeing "elevated flu activity," more than is normally seen this time of the year, with cases being reported in 48 of Wisconsin's 72 counties.
Since September 1, 17 people have been hospitalized and one person died in Rock County last week.
Wisconsin was among the first states to submit vaccine orders to the Centers for Disease Control last week and providers began receiving those shipments Monday. Those first batches are limited to patients between 2 and 49 years old and, as a nasal spray, is not recommended for pregnant women or those with asthma.
Wisconsin was allocated a total of 46,000 doses to approximately 80 providers, mostly larger hospitals and clinic systems. Next week's shipments is expected to be larger and include the injectable form of the vaccine.
After next week, the vaccine will be targeted toward public health agencies and private health care providers and later in October, public vaccination clinics and school-based clinics will begin to open up around the state.
Click here to read this week's full DHS flu report