Two Deaths Could Be Related to H1N1

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Story Published: Oct 12, 2009 at 6:46 PM PDT

By Holly Zuluaga

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UMATILLA COUNTY--Two deaths in Umatilla County are believed to be related to the H1N1 virus.

However, the Health Department also says both the child and the adult had other health problems.

“They were tested for influenza and it was determined that they had a rapid influenza a test. At this point it's not zero typed out to be H1N1, but the reality is the virus that's circulating in our community is by in large H1N1 so it's highly suspect,” Genni Lehnert from the Umatilla County Health Department said.

Umatilla County was one of the first to get hit with the swine flu.

They've just started getting in shipments of the vaccines, but in small amounts.

The Health Department is prioritizing. The high risk groups should get it first.

The high risk groups are: Those 6 months old through 24 years old, pregnant women, household contacts of those younger than 6 months old, health care and emergency service professionals, and those 25 to 64 years old with chronic health disorders.

Mass vaccinations start at the end of November.

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