foodconsumer.org: This week is the National Influenza Vaccination Week

This week is the National Influenza Vaccination Week
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admin on 01/10/2010 18:47:00
 
ANNOUNCEMENT: NATIONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION WEEK --- JANUARY 10--16, 2010
Each year during National Influenza Vaccination Week, the importance of
influenza vaccination and the need for persons to receive vaccination throughout
the entire October--May influenza season are highlighted. Influenza vaccination
is the best way to prevent influenza and its severe complications.
This influenza season, with circulation of the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
virus, influenza activity early in the traditional season was much higher than
normal. As of mid-November, an estimated 47 million persons in the United States
had been infected with the H1N1 virus, resulting in an estimated 213,000
hospitalizations and 9,820 deaths (1). In contrast with previous influenza
seasons, through November 14, approximately 87% of influenza-related deaths from
the H1N1 virus had occurred among persons aged