In
2009 and early 2010, more than 18-thousand people died worldwide after
contracting swine flu. Like the Spanish influenza outbreak of 1918,
the H1N1 virus took an especially hard toll on young people. Because of that, Vermont health officials are recommending that just about
everyone get a flu vaccination.
VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Vermont Health Commissioner Wendy Davis about the availability of H1N1 vaccinations in Vermont and why it’s still important to get one.
A Vermont company that makes protective masks for health care
workers and emergency responders has laid off 35 employees as the spread of
swine flu has declined.
New Hampshire public health officials says
almost half the state’s population is now protected from the swine flu, making
it much less likely that there will be another widespread outbreak.
Vermonters have a chance to get vaccinated against the swine flu
this week, with 12 public clinics being held around the state. A large walk-in clinic will be held Friday
afternoon at Burlington City
Hall.