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2 more die from H1N1 flu virus

oh but we're a we can fix anything society...maybe we can't.

I really wish they would tell us where.

What are we, children?

You can thank federal rules for that: The Health Department is prohibited from releasing any "personal" information about the person, other than age and sex.

Utah has had more deaths from swine flu than California.

The hard thing to take is that approximately half of the deaths, according to the CDC, are of previously healthy people in the prime of life.

re:re: where: Actually there are no federal rules that limit what the health department can release to age and sex. There are rules against providing enough information to identify an individual. Here in New Mexico, the Department of Health has always told what counties the cases are in and, in the case of schoolchildren, even down to the name of the school.

We should be able to know the names of the people, so that we can know if we, or our chldren have been in contact with any of the people who are infected.

HPPA prevents hospitals from releasing private patient information BUT the courts have ruled many times that dead people do not have privacy rights.

Release the names, cities, states.
Age and underlying medical condition.

It's time to start telling us what some of these "identifiable underlining conditions" are.

The patients and their families have a right to privacy. You don't have a right to know who they are. Something to consider.... What good does that information do for you? If you are sick with the symptoms, go see a doctor. If you are not, thank your lucky stars. At this point you can pretty much assume that every person who has the flu has swine flu and you should act accordingly.

The underlying conditions that actually are the most common with H1N1 are; pregnancy, obesity, asthma, autoimmune diseases.

Some of the people that have died from H1N1 who have been reported as having underlying conditions, did not have any condition that actually contributed to their death. For instance, a man in Texas had gout. Others with reported underlying conditions have had families who strongly denied it.

symptoms and i would sure in the heck want to know where these deaths are centered around...does no good to go "oh by the way another one bit the dust" information ..that is more precise may actually end up preventing the spread or death of more people! Duh , take a good look at what other states are doing before we keep climbing in numbers!

I don't get why all you people are making a fuss about this H1N1 deal. Honestly who cares if you know somebody with H1N1. Shouldn't you be practicing proper hygiene anyway? Since there is a pandemic, shouldn't you go to the doctor if you are feeling under the weather? Maybe you should also consider that the common cold kills many more thousands more per year than the H1N1 has or will. This whole thing has become irrational and absurd. P.S. In the past, vaccines for swine flu have killed more people than the flu itself.

When I answered Nathan I was in a hurry. Diabetes and heart disease are also underlying conditions that would complicate H1N1.

H1N1 vaccine clinical trials will be starting in Utah soon. Adult and Pediatric

Before you call people absurd, learn some facts. The people who die from the yearly flu are almost always over 65 or infants with severe underlying conditions. This flu is mostly killing youth and adults in their prime and half have no underlying conditions.

Additionally, like most pandemics, the first wave is mild and after mutations, the second and third waves are much worse. Panic?...of course not. Becoming educated about the true facts and taking precautions for you and your family?...a no brainer.

I have to say, that I have had the "wonderful" experience of having this flu, and it is not fun! I also have to say that we as a family went to great lengths to ensure the health of my family, friends and neighbors. Fortunately, neither my husband or any of my children have gotten it. What I am most upset about, is those people who feel it necessary to still go to church or out in public when they are not feeling well... For heaven's sake, STAY HOME!!! Do not put anyone else at risk. With just a little bit of preventive care...we can all be protected.

I got the H1N1 flu from my sons friend, when he turned to cough in my direction, with his mouth uncovered.

We went to greath lengths to prevent the rest of the family from getting sick, and, fortunatly, no one else has been sick yet.

Our neighbor got sick and kept going to work and now all of his coworkers are also sick.

The truth is, no matter what efforts you take to protect yourself, it only takes one case of gross negligence to get you sick. There's nothing you can do about the person who's too ignorant, too lazy or too apathetic to take even basic precautions.

What's going to happen when this viris mutates and turns uber-deadly? Will people be charged with murder for going to work ill, or for coughing on someone else?

and how many died in car accidents during this same period? Get your priorities straight.

you may have been the culprit in getting some of these people sick, we won't know until we know WHERE they are. and stay away from me ...the slightest chance of death is way too much..and don't go "oh,you have a much higher chance of getting struck by lightening because some of us want to know before we go!"