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U.S. Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations
and Deaths from August 30 – October 3, 2009
Posted October 9, 2009, 11:00 AM ET
Data reported to CDC by October 6, 2009, 12:00 AM ET

Cases Defined by	Hospitalizations	Deaths
Influenza and Pneumonia Syndrome*	12,384	1,544
Influenza Laboratory-Tests**	3,874	240
TOTALS 16,258 1,784

DATA FOR 1 WEEK UPDATE:

NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS = 84

NEW DEATHS = 405

(I QUESTION THE ACCURACY OF THE HOSPITALIZATION #'S LAST WEEK IT WAS 6092 NEW, I HAVE NOT SEEN TRENDS CHANGE SO DRASTICALLY).

The CDC page has a section addressing getting a Pneumonia shot:

Table. U.S. ACIP recommendations for use of pneumococcal polysaccacharide vaccine.

	Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23)
Universal vaccination	All adults 65 years of age and older
Medical Indications	Persons 2 through 64 years of age who have one or more of the following long-term health problems:
	chronic cardiovascular disease (congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathies) chronic pulmonary disease including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema diabetes mellitus alcoholism chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis cerebrospinal fluid leaks functional or anatomic asplenia including sickle cell disease and splenectomy immunocompromising conditions including HIV infection, leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, multiple myeloma, generalized malignancy, chronic renal failure, nephrotic syndrome; those receiving immunosuppressive chemotherapy (including corticosteroids); and those who have received an organ or bone marrow transplant
	Adults 19 through 64 years of age who:
	smoke cigarettes have asthma

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