Swine Flu

The number of swine flu deaths topped 1,000 on the year in the US today. Sounds scary? An average of 36, 000 die per year from seasonal flu related complications in this country. A high year since 92 has seen 56,000. So it isnt time to panic (oh, its too late for that, huh?). However, the traditional seasonal flu will likely also strike later this year, and bring many more deaths, particularly amongst the elderly, with it.

Swine Flu

43 kids have died this year so far from swine flu, and it is not even time for "true flu season". In an average flu season only 50 die. That's for the entire year. As I have said, Hospitals that I know of personally are putting into action emergency plans for overflow tents. Is this thing going to be that bad? It is certainly going downhill right now.