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This is what Sinatra cited, and it is wrong:You took it out of context. It is your fail. 98% reading comprehension btw. Take Obama's advice eagleseven. Don't jump to conclusions.
Sinatra said:WASHINGTON - The death rate from the pandemic H1N1 swine flu is likely lower than earlier estimates, an expert in infectious diseases said on Wednesday.
New estimates suggest that the death rate compares to a moderate year of seasonal influenza, said Dr. Marc Lipsitch of Harvard University.
"It's mildest in kids. That's one of the really good pieces of news in this pandemic," Lipsitch told a meeting of flu experts being held by the U.S. Institute of Medicine.
"Barring any changes in the virus, I think we can say we are in a category 1 pandemic. This has not become clear until fairly recently."
The Pandemic Severity Index set by the U.S. government has five categories of pandemic, with a category 1 being comparable to a seasonal flu epidemic...
Is English your second language?
No, I just bothered to read the entire article to put the quote in context. If you read jump out of the plane, would you do it, or read ALL the instructions about putting the chute on first?