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Economic Report: People Under 25 Most Likely To be Hospitalized By H1N1 Flu – 10/21/09

Submitted by Doug Cunningham on October 20, 2009 - 4:01pm
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Economic Report:

According to the Centers for Disease Control the H1N1 virus is most likely to send those under 25 to the hospital. The new study found that 53 percent of hospitalization cases was for people 24 or younger, 39 percent for people between 25 and 64, and only 7 percent for those over 65. The percentage of deaths among those who are 24 or younger was 24 percent and 12 percent for those over 65.