This just in from the Department of Health: The list of vaccine priority groups will now include adults with medical conditions that react poorly to the flu. There have been 36 H1N1- related deaths in New Mexico, with seven last week: A 12-year-old boy from Doña Ana County with chronic medical conditionsA 29-year-old woman from Doña Ana County without chronic medical conditionsA 43-year-old woman from Bernalillo County with chronic medical conditions.A 52-year-old man from Eddy County with chronic medical conditionsA 57-year-old man from Bernalillo County with chronic medical conditionsA 58-year-old man from Bernalillo County with chronic medical conditionsA 62-year-old man from Bernalillo County with chronic medical conditionsThe DOH has ordered 283,430 doses of the vaccine; there are an estimated 2 million people in the state. Bernalillo County will get 89,910.For state H1N1 info, go here or call 1-866-850-5893.For information in Spanish, call 1-800-784-0394For a list of statewide flu clinics, click here or call 1-866-681-5872National H1N1 Information is available here.
H1N1 Update
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