Do not get old - if you want to be vaccinated against H1N1 Swine Flu

This afternoon (29th July 2009) the CDC recommendations for inoculation protection against Swine Flu (H1N1) be as follows:

1. Pregnant Women (that seem right)
2. People caring for or live with children too young to be vaccinated (babies less than 6 months)
3. Health care and emergency personnel
4. Children and young adults
5. Adults up to 64 years old

And then ?



If there is any vaccine left over (not very likely) - seniors.

US advisers say pregnant women first for H1N1 jab

Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:50pm EDT

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Expert U.S. advisers accepted recommendations on Wednesday to put pregnant women at the front of the line for vaccines against the new H1N1 pandemic influenza virus, with relatives and caregivers for infants second.

The Advisory Panel on Immunization Practices nearly unanimously accepted advice from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to first protect pregnant women, infants and healthcare workers against the virus.

Healthcare workers and children at risk of serious complications should follow -- and then healthy young adults aged 19 to 24, the panel said.

Members of the panel said young adults should be a priority because they are more likely to become infected, and because they may spread the virus through society.

(Reporting by Maggie Fox, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

Swine Flu H1N1 - is it something to worry about if you are overweight or obese ?

If you happen to be in the obese group then you probably don't need to worry about anything else but maybe you should.

Swine flu seems to be picking disproportionately on the over weight. This chart was prepared by Sonia Olsen of the CDC.

Swine flu seems to be at least twice as dangerous to the overweight as to everyone else.

Swine flu seems to be on the rise up and down the coast of the USA and people are dieing. Here is the latest CDC status report. Holiday makers in China from the USA are starting to be rounded up if there is a suspicion of swine flu.

My previous post about swine flu and it looks as if swine flu will be a serious issue come the Fall.

This is what the virus looks like, very infectious but not very dangerous most of the time, but the danger is that it will mutate into something really dangerous while remaining highly infectious.