Whatzup with H1N1 – 12 March 2010

Posted on March 12, 2010  |   Posted in Blog, Infectious Diseases   |   Comments 0 Comments   Tags: , , ,

The CDC sends out periodic reports of H1N1 activity in the US.  One arrived in my inbox this afternoon.

Flu activity persists across the US with much of it in the Southeast.  But overall, including here in North Carolina, activity has declined tremendously.

All the influenza circulating is H1N1.

As of mid February, 86 million people have received the 2009 H1N1 vaccine.  When that number is added to the folks who have been infected with H1N1, a good portion (about a third) of us have immunity.  Not bad.  Could be much better though, as it probably takes about 80% of us to have strong “herd” immunity.

No one knows if the transmission is over.  With continued circulating virus, less than perfect global immunization and a majority of us still susceptible, we continue to encourage vaccination.

We have both seasonal and H1N1 vaccines left.  If you haven’t taken advantage of our previous offers, please do so now by calling 336-641-7777 and request an appointment in our immunization clinic.

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