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Nov 3, 2009 10:45 am US/Pacific
Sacramento Co. Supervisors Declare H1N1 Emergency
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Sacramento County supervisors declared on Tuesday a state of emergency over Swine Flu and the rising number of hospitalizations.
The supervisors made the declaration this morning after the Sacramento County Health Department requested the declaration yesterday.
Sacramento County has seen a 30 percent jump in the number of people hospitalized with the H1N1 flu virus in just one week, and the Sacramento Fire Department said they have seen double the number of respiratory illness calls.
"That is only going to get worse," said Dr. Glennah Trochet on Monday, the Sacramento County Public Health Officer.
The county's health department has received its first shipment of the H1N1 vaccine, but many other hospitals and agencies have not. Officials say that declaring a state of emergency will allow them to access money from different county departments to handle a swine flu outbreak and put the county in a position to receive federal funds.
"Our staff is literally working day and night right now and that requires overtime," Dr. Trochet said.
So far, 51 people in Sacramento County have been hospitalized with the H1N1 virus, and 15 have died.
Beginning November 16, the county will begin operating a series of more than 40 clinics offering free vaccine. The clinics will target priority groups including pregnant women, healthcare workers, people caring for infants under six months old, children and young adults aged six months to 24 years, and adults ages 24-64 with underlying medical conditions.
Sacramento Public Health has an H1N1 information line that contains announcements at 916-875-0600. There is also information on their website at www.SCPH.com.
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