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Article: PREGNANT WOMEN TARGETED FOR H1N1 VACCINE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 3, 2009
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DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- The Iowa Department of Public Health issued the following news release:
Three weeks after the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine began arriving in Iowa, the supply continues to be allocated to counties on a staggered basis. Until the vaccine is widely available, vaccination priority groups have been established to target those individuals known to be at highest risk for complications from H1N1.
Pregnant women are an important part of this targeted population. All influenza can be dangerous to pregnant women and their babies. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend seasonal and 2009 H1N1 vaccines for ...