13 Dead In Houston: A Grim Reminder That The Flu Can Kill
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H1N1, often called the swine flu, has been the most prevalent strain so far this season, CDC officials told HealthDay.
This is the very same strain that caused a
While many flu strains tend to be most deadly in older adults, H1N1 can also be critical in young, healthy people: It killed a 27-year-old mother in Florida two weeks ago.
But there's no need to panic: This year's flu vaccine protects against H1N1, and it's not too late to get vaccinated.
Only 40 percent of adults had gotten a flu vaccine by early November, the CDC reported.
As of last week, 6.7 percent of all deaths in the U.S. were due to influenza and pneumonia, below the epidemic level of 6.9 percent.But since the flu usually peaks between January and March, it's better to get your vaccine now. Last year, the CDC estimates, it kept 79,000 people out of the hospital.
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