An 84-year-old man is the second Massachusetts resident to die from H1N1, also known as the swine flu, according to the Boston Business Journal. Staff writer Julie Donnelly reports:
The patient was hospitalized June 12 and died six days later, on June 18. On Monday, his tests results came back positive for H1N1. The patient had several serious underlying health conditions that placed him at high risk of complications from the flu, according to public health officials.
The BBJ’s Mass Roundup blog also notes the Springfield Republican’s piece on H1N1’s effect on pig farming in the Pioneer Valley:
“Due to the overreaction, the pork market took quite a dive for several days after it hit the press. And, it hasn’t come back yet,” said Matthew J. Parsons, a partner with his cousin Earle in the [Earle M. Parsons & Sons farm in Hadley], which sells about 2,500 pigs a year.
After the jump, watch the Republican’s video on the economic effects of H1N1.
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