New York State will get its first doses of swine flu vaccine next week, with many reserved for health care workers, some of whom oppose the mandatory inoculations.
Vermont state officials are gearing up for a forum on flu preparations Tuesday in Rutland, and have added Barre to the list of locations where similar events will be held.
Commissioner Dr. Wendy Davis talks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about what we know about the 2009 H1N1, what plans are being made and what precautions we should be taking.
Pregnant women, young children with medical conditions and health care providers who have direct contact with patients will be the first people vaccinated against swine flu in New Hampshire.
Even
though swine flu has officially been proclaimed a pandemic, Vermont health officials say their approach to the disease
won’t change. The state recommends that people get sick stay home
from school or work to recover.