Today President Obama declared H1N1 a national emergency. So far, at least 95 children have died from H1N1 in the U.S. And the percentage of children dying from H1N1 compared to adults is much higher than with the regular seasonal influenza virus.
The federal government has hyped up the availability of the H1N1 vaccine, promising that we’d have millions of doses by now, but far fewer doses have been delivered so far. In my home state of California, about 1.3 million doses have been shipped, but some states like Mississippi have received fewer than 75,000 doses. Here’s a link to the CDC’s report on H1N1 vaccine supply.