CDC : The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the nation’s leading public health agency, with more than 30,000 employees working to prevent disease outbreaks across all 50 states and territories. Children with high-risk medical conditions or disabilities should be among the first to be vaccinated against H1N1 influenza , also known as swine flu , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Thursday . Head of CDC predicts the vaccine should be available by mid-October . As of August 22 , 42 of the 556 U.S. deaths linked to H1N1 virus were in kids .
CDC : The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the nation’s leading public health agency, with more than 30,000 employees working to prevent disease outbreaks across all 50 states and territories. Head of CDC predicts the vaccine should be available by mid-October . As of August 22 , 42 of the 556 U.S. deaths linked to H1N1 virus were in kids .