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A new study says doctors should be especially vigilant about people who are over 50 with flu symptoms because they appear to have a higher risk of death from H1N1.
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However, infants younger than a year old had the highest rate of hospitalization, especially those less than two months old. Because infants younger than six months can't get a flu vaccine, the JAMA report affirms the recommendation that people who are in close contact with new babies be in the priority group for the H1N1 vaccine.
In addition, the JAMA study says a disproportionate number of obese patients, when compared with seasonal flu statistics, were affected, and that the finding needs to be studied more. Researchers also say the fact that hospitalization and death occurred among all age groups and that 30 percent of the hospitalized cases were severely ill refutes the "common perception" that H1N1 is mild. The median age of hospitalized flu patients in the study was 27.
The CDC today said that H1N1 is continuing to spread, but there's no evidence that it is becoming more virulent. Officials said they are seeing "almost no seasonal flu." As of today, the CDC reports that more than 31 million doses of H1N1 vaccine are available, that the supply is steadily increasing, but not as quickly as the agency would like.
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