Nearly 800 Californians Hospitalized with H1N1 Flu

Elena Palacios, 75, left, and Donina Gramillo, 77, wait to get flu shots at Glendale Civic Auditorium.(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times / November 3, 2009)

The Los Angeles Times reports today that nearly 800 Californians were hospitalized last week due to H1N1.  State officials say it is the largest one-week number of hospitalizations since flu cases began escalating this fall.

In the week that ended Nov. 28, 794 people in California were hospitalized or had died, according to reports received by the state that week. The figures were higher than the previous week's total of 405, and topped the previous high -- 773 -- recorded for the week that ended on Halloween.

Health officials continue to urge the public to get vaccinated.  The final free H1N1 mass vaccination clinics are taking place this weekend throughout LA County.  Clinics will be held this weekend in East LA, Van Nuys, Long Beach, Downey and at the Pasadena Rose Bowl.   


The full Los Angeles Times story is here.
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