The family mourning the loss of Mekisha Agee is urging more people, especially pregnant women, to get flu vaccinations.
The Westmoreland woman, who had just turned 25, died Monday from complications of H1N1. The baby she was carrying, Kayelyn Agee, was in critical but stable condition Thursday at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. The baby weighed 4 pounds and 7 ounces.
"Mekisha just wasn't informed enough to get the flu shot," said Terry Martin, her stepfather. "She didn't realize how important getting it was, as a lot of people don't."
Although state and federal officials urge everyone over the age of 6 months to get vaccinated, pregnant women are among the groups especially at risk.
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