The number of youth who have died from the swine flu in the United States has increased, the Washington Post reported.
Out of the 76 deaths of under-18-year-olds that resulted from the H1N1 virus this year, 19 deaths occurred this past week, the Washington Post said.
Last year, only 21 percent of children ages five to 17 received flu shots last year, the New York Times reported.
Twenty to 30 percent of the children who have died from the swine flu were healthy, while the rest had vulnerable health issues, the Washington Post said.
A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine reported that although children were more likely to spread the virus, infants and 25 to 64-year-olds were more likely to die from it.
Out of the 76 deaths of under-18-year-olds that resulted from the H1N1 virus this year, 19 deaths occurred this past week, the Washington Post said.
Last year, only 21 percent of children ages five to 17 received flu shots last year, the New York Times reported.
Twenty to 30 percent of the children who have died from the swine flu were healthy, while the rest had vulnerable health issues, the Washington Post said.
A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine reported that although children were more likely to spread the virus, infants and 25 to 64-year-olds were more likely to die from it.
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