The Juneau County Health Department held a H1N1 influenza planning workshop at Mauston City Hall. Several business owners attended...as well as health care providers and school personnel. Juneau County Public Health Nurse and Preparedness Coordinator, Judy Bass, presented the preparedness plan. She wants businesses and individuals to be prepared for the swine flu this fall by getting vaccinated as soon as possible. During the spring...the swine flu caused greater disease in people less than 25-years old. It was very different from the seasonal flu were older individuals are more heavily impacted. The priority groups this fall for the vaccine are pregnant women, children 6-months to 4-years, household contacts of children less than 6-months of age, school aged children and staff at schools, health care and emergency workers, and non-elderly (less than 65-years) with underlying medical conditions. Officials are currently watching the flu trends in the Southern Hemisphere in anticipation of a possible mutation of the H1N1 strain and possible changes in vaccine effectiveness.
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