Swine flu more deadly to adolescents than to younger children, officials say
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 14:14
in Health & Medicine
The CDC says older children with underlying health problems should be among the first to be vaccinated. Adolescents are at higher risk of dying from the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus than younger children, a situation that is the opposite of that encountered with seasonal flu, health authorities said this morning.