New website provides updated information H1N1

The health department of the district has a new website to inform the public about the seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus starts to tell.

In San Luis Obispo County have been 111 people diagnosed with the H1N1 virus and one person died of complications from it.

4047 people nationwide have been diagnosed and 249 died. San Luis Obispo County has placed a "considerable" for the dose of H1N1 vaccine, and on Friday that the county had 5600 doses, said the officials, was only part of vaccine manufacturers are required.
The national shortage of vaccine has frustrated many people, including the president, Barack Obama. Friday, spokesman Robert Gibbs issued a statement saying that only 26 million doses are available, and accused the manufacturers of these delays. The administration originally planned 120 million doses of vaccine should be finished by mid-October.

The doses that arrived in San Luis Obispo County are the local pediatricians and the locations of the Department of Health provided for children 2 to 4 and parents of children less than 6 months, authorities said. Other priority groups of pregnant women, those aged between 25 and 64 with long-term problems in health and health sector. The distribution of the vaccine, beginning Monday should.

Since H1N1 in the United States was established in April, the symptoms of the virus vary from mild to severe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Most people who were sick were cured without any medical treatment, CDC.
The agency notes, however, is that the annual seasonal flu swine flu some of hospitalization and death in patients with high risk associated with underlying medical problems resulted.

Local school districts are preparing for the arrival of the vaccine and plan to offer vaccination clinics on campus, once you arrive.
Vaccination is not compulsory, is aimed at students given with parental consent.
Emergency departments and some schools in the province of San Luis Obispo to see higher than usual levels of influenza-type illness compatible with influenza spread in the state and national level, according to health officials.

In hopes of curbing the spread of H1N1 and seasonal, revised hospitals in San Luis Obispo County Visitors its policy last week by limiting the number of visitors per patient and limiting the children.

Policy changes for the first time that local hospitals have embarked on precautionary measures H1N1 implementing an age limit for the visitors.
"We all do what they can in a difficult situation and informs the public about more (vaccine) indicated, is available," said Michelle Mann Shores, program manager in preparing for emergencies.

New flu premises appear this week

The county Web site with weekly updates on the H1N1 virus is www.slocounty.ca.gov / Health / Public Health / swineflu.htm.
Weekly updates on local and state statistics and preventive measures, including the delivery point will be sent to state health authorities. One line of information available during regular hours has also 781-5500.