The H1N1 virus claims its first Estonian fatality


The first Estonian to die from swine flu is a 13-year-old boy in Harju County. But Estonia hasn't yet begun to administer swine flu vaccine; the first 100,000 doses are expected to arrive in the country on December 7th and will be made available only to people in designated high priority groups.

Overall, Estonia has to date reported 269 confirmed cases of swine flu infection; the country's first H1N1 case was reported in May.

EarthTimes has a good summary of the current extent of swine flu...

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Published on November 24, 2009 10:45
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