El Paso County will receive 6,000 doses of the nasal-spray H1N1 vaccine later this week that will go to local health care workers, according to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment.

The nasal spray, known as FluMist, is recommended only for those ages 5-49 with no underlying health conditions, and is not recommended for pregnant women.

Officials expect more vaccine to arrive in coming weeks that will eventually be available to the general population, starting with certain high-risk groups.

In other developments related to H1N1 on Monday:

• Penrose-St. Francis Health Services announced restricted visitation rights at its hospitals and other facilities. People who are ill, as well as children 12 and under, will not be allowed to visit patients. Only four adults will be allowed in a room at any one time. Visitors may also be asked to wear a mask, come back at a later time, or adhere to other precautions, the system announced in a news release. Memorial Health System has implemented similar restrictions in its critical care areas, and it could expand those to other areas, said spokesman Chris Valentine.

• A 25-year-old Adams County man with no known history of underlying medical history died of complications from H1N1, the state’s sixth reported H1N1 fatality, according to the Denver Post.—Call Newsome at 636-0198. Visit the Pikes Peak Health blog at http://pikespeakhealth.freedomblogging.com and the Gazette’s Health page at www.gazettedev.gazette.com/health.

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