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Second Swine Flu Death in Vermont

Burlington, Vermont - November 18, 2009

Swine flu has been blamed for a second death in Vermont.

State health officials did not identify the victim or when he or she died-- only saying it was an adult with an underlying health condition. Health Commissioner Wendy Davis would not say whether either of the deceased was vaccinated against H1N1.

So far nearly 54,000 Vermonters have been vaccinated against H1N1 with either the flu shot or nasal mist-- all of them in priority groups.

"Right now we're still focusing on the priority groups because we simply don't have enough to move beyond the priority groups with either type of the vaccine at this time," Dr. Davis said.

Davis said three students were vaccinated at school clinics without their parents' permission. She said the errors were unfortunate and health officials have contacted the parents. None of the children had health conditions that required they NOT get the flu shot. The incidents happened at three different schools.

Kate Duffy - WCAX News