Thursday, February 18, 2010

Family Copes with H1N1

Photo Credit: Joe Brier, for USA TODAY
USA Today recounts a family's struggle after two of the children come down with the H1N1 flu.  
Beri, 10, and Bailey, 13, contracted swine flu. Each posed a different challenge because their unique risks — Beri's autism and epilepsy and Bailey's asthma — made them more difficult to treat.
Read the full story in USA Today here.


Watch a video on why young people are more susceptible to H1N1:

H1N1 expert Dr. Anthony Fauci explains why younger people are more susceptible to the swine flu than Americans over the age of 65.


For more information on H1N1 for Asthmatics (and their parents), click here.
It's not too late to get vaccinated. Find the nearest location at http://www.FluShotLA.com.

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