This is a very good question, and the sources I have checked have not answered this. Since there have been delays and shortages in getting the vaccine manufactured and distributed, the assumption would be that these children hadn't had it, but that's only an assumption. (And sources are mixed on whether children need one or two shots).
What is known is that most people who have died from H1N1 (children and adults) have an underlying medical condition that aggravated the flu symptoms (for instance, asthma or a heart condition.) This may have played the largest role in how their bodies reacted to the virus.
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Anon,
This is a very good question, and the sources I have checked have not answered this. Since there have been delays and shortages in getting the vaccine manufactured and distributed, the assumption would be that these children hadn't had it, but that's only an assumption. (And sources are mixed on whether children need one or two shots).
What is known is that most people who have died from H1N1 (children and adults) have an underlying medical condition that aggravated the flu symptoms (for instance, asthma or a heart condition.) This may have played the largest role in how their bodies reacted to the virus.
November 3, 2009 - 8:50amThis Comment
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