Columbia County Student Dies From Complications Of Swine Flu
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Columbia County Student Dies From Complications...
There?s new information on the death of a Columbia County girl from the flu. Columbia County Coroner Vernon Collins comfirms Tuesday evening she died from complications of the Swine Flu, on Saturday....
There’s new information on the death of a Columbia County girl from the flu. Columbia County Coroner Vernon Collins comfirms Tuesday evening she died from complications of the Swine Flu, on Saturday. This death has some parents asking questions about H1N1 and seasonal flu. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud has the story.
Columbia County, GA—The the last class that Summer Rockfeller was part of was at Euchee Creek Elementary School.
Wanda Golosky, Principal, Euchee Creek Elementary School: “As her teachers and fellow students remember her she, was light-hearted.”
According to the principal, Summer was only enrolled at the school for 14 days in August, before she was admitted to the hospital. Columbia County Coroner Vernon Collins tells us she died Saturday at an Atlanta children’s hospital. Collins confirms that Summer had a previous medical condition, not the flu, and that she died because of complications of influenza and pneumonia. Golosky says children at Euchee Creek have nothing to worry about.
Wanda Golosky: “This has been more the six weeks and we’ve got the attendance records that indicate clearly that children did not come in contact with her during the time of contagion.”
This case has some parents asking questions about the H1N1 and seasonal flu…
Dr. Jim Wilde with MCG (Medical College of Georgia) says now that swine flu vaccines are available; children with pre-existing conditions should take advantage.
Dr. Jim Wilde, MCG Health: “Children less than age two, anybody with underlying significant medical problems such as severe asthma, severe lung disease, severe cardiac disease patients with diabetes patients on dialysis and a few others.”
But, Dr. Wilde says the H1N1 vaccine does not protect you from the seasonal flu.
Dr. Jim Wilde: “Seasonal flu strains are not in town, yet. They probably will be by December…January.”
Dr. Wilde says there is a big difference between the two types of H1N1 vaccine.
Dr. Jim Wilde: “The nasal form of the vaccine, it’s actually a live virus. It’s a very much weakened form of the virus, but it’s a live virus. It stimulates your immune system in a couple of different ways. The injectable form of the virus, the shot, is a kill virus you can not get flu from the vaccine thats begin injected but it only stimulates your immune system in one particular way.
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