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Article: Swine flu vaccine arriving in LA Oct. 23
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- October 13, 2009
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* Flu information
As swine flu cases in Los Angeles County spike among children and
young adults, officials said Tuesday that many seniors are immune to
the virus, having been exposed to similar strains decades earlier.
At least 57 people have died in Los Angeles County from the H1N1
virus this year, according to county Public Health Director Dr.
Jonathan E. Fielding. Outbreaks of the swine flu have been reported
in 34 schools and one nursing home throughout the county as of last
week, Fielding said.
He expects more than 3,000 health care providers to receive about
1.3 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine by the end of the month.
Fielding also announced that the first round of free public ...