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Thursday, November 12, 2009

H1N1 Update from Health Department










    (Dr. Eilish Cleary...File Photo)

By tomorrow, all first nations communities and pregnant women around the province will have had an opportunity to receive the H1N1 vaccine. There is continuing wide-spread activity, with 68 people in the hospital, 40% are under the age of 20 and no deaths. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Eilish Cleary their focus next week will turn to people with breathing problems and chronic disease.

Dr. Cleary adds all children under the age of five should be finished getting their vaccine by next week as well. So far, 145,000 vaccines have been distributed around the Province and another 45,000 arrived on Monday.