Story Created:
Oct 9, 2009 at 5:51 PM CST
Story Updated:
Oct 9, 2009 at 5:51 PM CST
We have a second death related to the H1N1 swine flu to tell you about tonight. Here's what we know so far. he death is out of Todd County and it happened sometime this week. We talked to Doneen Hollingsworth, with the the State Health Department, who says it is someone in their thirties she did not say if it was a man or a woman and they do not know if the person had any underlying health conditions.
The State Health Department also released new H1N1 information today. They say since the beginning of September there have been a total of 333 H1N1 cases in South Dakota and that this week alone there were 128 new cases of H1N1. There are now a total of two H1N1 related deaths in the state and 73 percent of H1N1 cases were in people 19 years old and younger
The State Health Department said it's ordered another 9,800 doses of the H1N1 vaccine. The shipment of nasal mist and injectable vaccine will bring the total number of H1N1 doses in the state to 14,800. State Health Secretary Donneen Hollingsworth said the vaccine is going first to high risk groups and will be available for the general public later. Now if you're wondering who is in that "high risk" group it's pregnant women, people who live with or care for infants younger than 6 months old, kids who are between the ages of six months four years old, kids between 5 and 18 years old who have chronic health conditions and healthcare and emergency medical service workers. They will be allowed to get the vaccine between October and November. The second tier of people who can receive a dose of the vaccine between November and December are kids between the ages of 5 and 18, people who are between the ages of 15 and 64 who have chronic health conditions and young adults aged 19 to 24.
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