Who is at risk?

To some extent, everyone. Persons from 5 to 25 are more at risk of contracting H1N1; persons in the following groups are not at higher risk contracting H1N1, but are at higher risk of developing complications:

• Persons with chronic health conditions (e.g. cardiac disease, asthma, diabetes, other metabolic diseases, cancer, immune disorders, anemia)
• Persons with kidney disease
• Children 6-23 months of age
• Aboriginal residents of remote or isolated communities
• Healthy pregnant women (the risk being higher during the 3rd trimester than the 2nd)

It appears people over 65 are not as vulnerable to pandemic H1N1 as they are to seasonal influenza