Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 – Research For the First Time Indicates Why And Which People Die From H1N1 Swine Flu
A study of 1,088 people hospitalized between August 11-23 in California from the H1N1 swine flu came up with the surprising finding that the old or elderly are actually the ones most likely to die from the H1N1 swine flu. This study indicated that 11 percent, or 118 people, died of the 1,088 hospitalized. The percent of deaths rose to 20 percent for patients over age 50 and dropped to 2 percent for those patients under the age of 18. It is believed that the higher death rate for patients over age 50 potentially relates to their having more underlying health conditions. Overall, 30 percent, or 340 people, of the 1,088 people hospitalized had to be admitted to intensive care units. This study was published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. These findings do not change the fact that, for some reason, the young are still more likely to come down with the H1N1 swine flu. For this reason, the CDC has announced that it will continue to give priority to give the vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu to the young.
