John wrote.... > In all of the news reports, they keep talking about the > number of people who have died from the flu so far and how > they are all children. As a parent of small children of my > own, does any one > know what age those kids are? How concerned should we be about > this?
My Kids are 9 and 2.5, and I had both of them vaccinated last week. My 9 year old daughter has mild asthma and is considered high risk. My 2 year old is supposed to get a second shot in 30 days, but I suspect that they will be out of vaccination by then. I looked over the news reports and the CDC website, and although they are somewhat vague, it appears that it is primarily the high risk children that have the highest mortality rate. By high risk I mean kids with severe asthma, suppressed immunity, less than 24 months old, etc. Although, there have been reports of perfectly healthy 10 year olds kids that didn't survive, but I really think that occurrence is very rare. There are a couple of schools that have been closed here in Ohio due to the flu, and I expect the 2 week Christmas break will slow down the rate of infection somewhat since kids won't be clustered together in classrooms. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
