Any type of flu virus ‘can be dangerous for a pregnant woman, but swine flu appears to be especially threatening.’ It was discovered and ascertained that pregnant women are vulnerable to swine flu. The illness can be especially dangerous ‘in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, both for mother and baby.’ That is why pregnant women are on the priority list of those who would avail of the up and coming swine flu vaccine the earliest.

Young people or children and college youth also get priority. Elderly people will not belong to those who should be first in line for the swine flu vaccine shots this fall season, which is the estimated start of the next flu season where another flu outbreak is anticipated to happen. ‘Senior citizens will also have to wait behind 19 to 24 year olds, who often get sick in large numbers at college, but don’t tend to get deathly ill.’

More specifically, priority goes to pregnant women, ‘those who care for infants under six months of age, health care and EMS workers, children and teenagers between ages 6 months and 18 years old, and anyone under the age of 64 underlying medical conditions.’

The priority groups comprise nearly 50 percent of U.S. population.

The latest statistics reveal that more than 43,700 cases of swine flu have already been confirmed in the U.S., 50 percent of which are people between the ages of 5 and 24.

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Via abc news