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Basic InformationLatest NewsH1N1 Vaccination Still Highly RecommendedAs Swine Flu Fades, Experts Ponder Next SeasonClinical Trials Update: Jan. 28, 2010Number of People Infected by H1N1 Reaches 55 Million55 Million Americans Sickened by Swine Flu So FarShort School Closures Won't Shut Down FluAs Swine Flu Wanes, Don't Be FooledHealth Tip: Getting a Nasal Vaccine for FluH1N1 Transmissibility Similar to Other Flu VirusesSwine Flu Not As Infectious Among Young Adults As First FearedImmunocompromised Patients Need Aggressive Flu TreatmentFlu-Related School Closures Have Big Impact on FamiliesFlu Vaccine for Seniors ApprovedNew Weapon May Help Battle Bird FluSwine Flu May Be Rewriting the Flu-Season Script2009 H1N1 Took High Toll on Pregnant Women, ChildrenH1N1 Flu Waning, but Many Vaccine Doses UnusedNearly 5 Million Doses of Nasal Swine Flu Vaccine RecalledAs Swine Flu Wanes, So Does Public's FearClinical Trials Update: Dec. 22, 2009Single Shot of H1N1 Vaccine May Be Enough for KidsSwine Flu Wanes, But Future UncertainScientists Link Molecule to Severe Swine FluInformation Offered on Effect of H1N1 Vaccine SchedulesNon-Safety, Voluntary Recall of H1N1 Flu Vaccine IssuedAmerican Indians Have Far Higher H1N1 Flu Death RateLarge Recall of Children's Swine Flu VaccineCDC: 15 Percent of Americans Have Had H1N1 FluSwine Flu Has Infected 1 in 6 Americans: CDCPandemic Flu Could Lead to Shortages in Blood SupplySeasonal Flu Vaccination Rates Still Too LowReview Questions Tamiflu's EffectivenessSwine Flu Pandemic May Be Less Severe Than ExpectedSwine Flu Can Batter Kids With Sickle CellSwine Flu Continues to WaneH1N1 Influenza Rates Drop in Many StatesSwine Flu Waning, But Could ReturnU.S. Swine Flu Cases Chart Sharp DeclineGeneral Population May Have Some Immunity to Swine FluSwine Flu Tied to Rise in Pneumonias Among YoungWinter Flu May Push Pediatric Intensive Care to LimitSwine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S.Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma HarderClinical Trials Update: Nov. 20, 2009Trivalent Vaccine Has Minimal Effect on H1N1Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 17, 2009Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than ThoughtAnother Swine Flu Vaccine Approved for ChildrenCDC: New H1N1 Tracking Method Ups Estimates22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months VideosLinks |
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CDC Says New Child Deaths Raise H1N1 Beyond Epidemic
by -- Andrea Mongler
Updated: Oct 19th 2009
MONDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- As of Oct.16, 11 more children in the United States had died of H1N1 influenza in the past week, elevating the disease above epidemic proportions, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced at an Oct. 16 news conference.
Anne Schuchat, M.D., director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases in Atlanta, said 86 children have died of H1N1 flu since the virus emerged last spring, which demonstrates the concern that the virus is particularly dangerous for children and young adults.
In addition, Schuchat said that because of manufacturing problems, fewer than 30 million doses of H1N1 vaccine will be available in the country by the end of this month, far fewer than the goal of 40 million. Currently, 11 million doses of vaccine are available and eight million of them have been ordered by the states.
"The delays the manufacturers have will have a substantial impact for the states in their planning efforts. We are seeing more and more vaccine become available -- we wish it were more than it is, but at least we have some," Schuchat said at the news conference.
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