Hannah Lee, 3, is carried by her mother Sue as they wait in line for the free flu shot H1N1 vaccine at the Performing Arts Center in Cerritos, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Ana P. Gutierrez)
Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 cluster reportedHealth officials say four people in North Carolina have tested …
Updated: Friday, 30 Oct 2009, 2:06 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 30 Oct 2009, 1:47 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April.
At least 114 children have died from swine flu complications since the spring. That's up from 95 reported a week ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the statistics on Friday.
CDC Director Thomas Frieden says more Tamiflu for children has been released from a national medicine stockpile. There have been spot shortages of the children's version of the swine flu treatment.
The CDC also reported that swine flu is widespread now in all but two states. Health officials estimate that many millions of Americans have been infected, though most suffer only mild illness.
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On the Net:
CDC swine flu update: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm
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