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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Women and minorities in Utah were hit the hardest by the swine flu but state health officials say it doesn't mean gender and race are high risk factors for flu complications.
The Utah Department of Health released a report this week on the 2009-2010 flu season.
It found that about 75 percent of Utah residents who died during the latest wave of H1N1 were women. The report also found that roughly half the people hospitalized during the first wave last year were minorities.
Epidemiologist Rachelle Boulton says health officials haven't found any factor to suggest that women are more likely to die from H1N1.
Health officials say the higher hospitalization rates among minorities last year may simply be a reflection of where the virus hit first.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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