There's good and bad news on the H1N1 front. According to the Virginia Department of Health, the number of H1N1 cases is slightly down by four percent since its peak the week of October 31st. However, health officials say cases remain widespread and they're bracing for possibly another big wave of H1N1 illnesses later this year.
Nationwide, there have been over 22,000 hospitalizations and 877 deaths from the Swine Flu between October 30th and November 7th. Young children remain the biggest target for this virus with most hospitalizations occurring in that age group. While nearly a million doses of the vaccine have just been shipped to Virginia, health officials don't expect to have a sufficient supply until early to mid December. Therefore, health workers are still focusing their efforts on high risk groups. They include children and young adults up to age twenty four, pregnant women, people with underlying medical conditions, health care workers, and care givers to infants less than six months of age.
As of November 10th, 995,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine have been shipped to Virginia. Health officials have administered over 13,000 doses, with over 9,000 doses given at school based clinics.
We've seen the long lines, the appointments and the waiting lists tied to getting both seasonal and H1N1 vaccines and it's become quite the task for people to track down the closest clinics.
Now Google Maps has made it easy.
All you have to do is type in your area, and you can find the vaccines available near you.
Here's the link: Flu Shot Map
Nationwide, there have been over 22,000 hospitalizations and 877 deaths from the Swine Flu between October 30th and November 7th. Young children remain the biggest target for this virus with most hospitalizations occurring in that age group. While nearly a million doses of the vaccine have just been shipped to Virginia, health officials don't expect to have a sufficient supply until early to mid December. Therefore, health workers are still focusing their efforts on high risk groups. They include children and young adults up to age twenty four, pregnant women, people with underlying medical conditions, health care workers, and care givers to infants less than six months of age.
As of November 10th, 995,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine have been shipped to Virginia. Health officials have administered over 13,000 doses, with over 9,000 doses given at school based clinics.
We've seen the long lines, the appointments and the waiting lists tied to getting both seasonal and H1N1 vaccines and it's become quite the task for people to track down the closest clinics.
Now Google Maps has made it easy.
All you have to do is type in your area, and you can find the vaccines available near you.
Here's the link: Flu Shot Map
