Third of state could get flu - Davis

Addison and Rutland Counties could be face a flu epidemic affecting a third of its residents if predictions by state health officials come to pass. Dr. Wendy Davis, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health said even though Vermont is now reporting sporadic cases, she expects the H1N1 flu strain to arrive in earnest before long. Statewide, 200,000 people could eventually become infected. Planning so far has focused on school-age populations that are being hit harder by the virus. Davis said that unlike seasonal flu, H1N1 seems to spare the very elderly.