Swine flu could hospitalize 2 million in U.S. this winter — latimes.com — It could be this, it could be that. DO all these vague comments make us confident in these agencies?
As many as 300,000 could clog intensive care units in heavily affected regions, a new report says. But the CDC director notes that the H1N1 outbreak also could be much milder.
Nearly 2 million Americans could be hospitalized during this winter’s novel H1N1 influenza pandemic, with as many as 300,000 clogging intensive care units in heavily affected regions, according to a report released Monday by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Overall, 20% to 40% of the population could develop symptoms of the strain commonly known as swine flu, and 30,000 to 90,000 could die, according to the report. During a normal flu season, the virus kills about 35,000 Americans.
So, to summarize, they really have no clue.
# 14 McCullough:
“Personally..getting the flu doesn’t bother me.”
“It’s just the sniffles and a sore throat for crying out loud, stop being such a pussy.”
Then what you have is not the flu. The flu is ten or more days of misery with the occasional life-threatening pneumonia complication.
By the way, this blog is THE ONLY PLACE I have heard any talk of forced vaccinations.
# 23 Sagrilarus & #24 wumpus:
Thank you — you put it better than I was able to.
Our local paper mentioned that the regular seasonal flu vaccine will be available here in two or three weeks. I plan to get one as soon as I can get down there, and to get the Type A/H1N1 vaccine as soon as it arrives.
Who here has been vaccinated already?
What movie is that from?