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"WASHINGTON An estimated 10,000 people including 1,100 children died of swine flu in the United States in the seven months after the new strain of flu was first detected in April, a top US health official said Thursday.
"By November 14th, many times more children and younger adults unfortunately have been hospitalized or killed by H1N1 influenza than happens in a usual flu season," Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told reporters.
AFP: 10,000 swine flu deaths in US: estimates
On par/ I think this is MILD Compared to the deaths of the Spanish FLU that killed 25+ Million worldwide in 1918
Did you know that H1N1 is RELATED to the flu of 1918/1919?
Bet you didn't.
Look at this: Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths | Raw Story
On November 15th the number of deaths in the USA from the Swine flu were less than 1500, one day later, thanks to new methodology (reading the tea leaves?) there are over 4000!!! WOo Hoo!! keep countin' and ya'll won't look so silly next time!!!Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths
By Stephen C. Webster
Monday, November 16th, 2009 -- 10:59 pm
swine flu Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths
Some 22 million Americans have been infected with the H1N1 virus, which has caused over 4,000 deaths since its spread began, according to revised figures by the Centers for Disease Control.
"The changes reflect new surveillance methods thought to be more accurate but also show that figuring out the death toll from influenza is not a precise science," ABC News noted.
The death toll noted by the CDC is triple that reported on Wednesday.
Officials urged that the numbers are not a sign of swine flu spreading further or becoming more lethal, but the government's methodology for estimating its spread becoming more accurate.
"I don't really think the public should be more worried, as the revised estimate does not reflect a change in the virulence of, or severity of, infection due to the virus," ABC News quoted Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dr. Christopher Ohl as saying.
A related swine flu swept over in the 70s, which is why older people aren't so susceptible to this one....most of us have been exposed to it and so at least have some immunity.
I doubt it. Most of the cases were reported prior to the vaccine becoming available. More likely? It's severity was extremely overestimated. The Government paid hundreds of millions of dollars for a vaccine that we didn't need.Look at this: Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths | Raw Story
On November 15th the number of deaths in the USA from the Swine flu were less than 1500, one day later, thanks to new methodology (reading the tea leaves?) there are over 4000!!! WOo Hoo!! keep countin' and ya'll won't look so silly next time!!!Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths
By Stephen C. Webster
Monday, November 16th, 2009 -- 10:59 pm
swine flu Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths
Some 22 million Americans have been infected with the H1N1 virus, which has caused over 4,000 deaths since its spread began, according to revised figures by the Centers for Disease Control.
"The changes reflect new surveillance methods thought to be more accurate but also show that figuring out the death toll from influenza is not a precise science," ABC News noted.
The death toll noted by the CDC is triple that reported on Wednesday.
Officials urged that the numbers are not a sign of swine flu spreading further or becoming more lethal, but the government's methodology for estimating its spread becoming more accurate.
"I don't really think the public should be more worried, as the revised estimate does not reflect a change in the virulence of, or severity of, infection due to the virus," ABC News quoted Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dr. Christopher Ohl as saying.
0.2% of those who have contracted H1N1 have died.
But why is that? Is that because people have been vaccinated?
I doubt it. Most of the cases were reported prior to the vaccine becoming available. More likely? It's severity was extremely overestimated. The Government paid hundreds of millions of dollars for a vaccine that we didn't need.
I doubt it. Most of the cases were reported prior to the vaccine becoming available. More likely? It's severity was extremely overestimated. The Government paid hundreds of millions of dollars for a vaccine that we didn't need.Look at this: Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths | Raw Story
On November 15th the number of deaths in the USA from the Swine flu were less than 1500, one day later, thanks to new methodology (reading the tea leaves?) there are over 4000!!! WOo Hoo!! keep countin' and ya'll won't look so silly next time!!!
0.2% of those who have contracted H1N1 have died.
But why is that? Is that because people have been vaccinated?
I doubt it. Most of the cases were reported prior to the vaccine becoming available. More likely? It's severity was extremely overestimated. The Government paid hundreds of millions of dollars for a vaccine that we didn't need.0.2% of those who have contracted H1N1 have died.
But why is that? Is that because people have been vaccinated?
Bullshit.
Look at this: Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths | Raw Story
On November 15th the number of deaths in the USA from the Swine flu were less than 1500, one day later, thanks to new methodology (reading the tea leaves?) there are over 4000!!! WOo Hoo!! keep countin' and ya'll won't look so silly next time!!!Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths
By Stephen C. Webster
Monday, November 16th, 2009 -- 10:59 pm
swine flu Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths
Some 22 million Americans have been infected with the H1N1 virus, which has caused over 4,000 deaths since its spread began, according to revised figures by the Centers for Disease Control.
"The changes reflect new surveillance methods thought to be more accurate but also show that figuring out the death toll from influenza is not a precise science," ABC News noted.
The death toll noted by the CDC is triple that reported on Wednesday.
Officials urged that the numbers are not a sign of swine flu spreading further or becoming more lethal, but the government's methodology for estimating its spread becoming more accurate.
"I don't really think the public should be more worried, as the revised estimate does not reflect a change in the virulence of, or severity of, infection due to the virus," ABC News quoted Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dr. Christopher Ohl as saying.
0.2% of those who have contracted H1N1 have died.
But why is that? Is that because people have been vaccinated?
who's the idiot?Look at this: Revised CDC swine flu figures to triple number of deaths | Raw Story
On November 15th the number of deaths in the USA from the Swine flu were less than 1500, one day later, thanks to new methodology (reading the tea leaves?) there are over 4000!!! WOo Hoo!! keep countin' and ya'll won't look so silly next time!!!
0.2% of those who have contracted H1N1 have died.
But why is that? Is that because people have been vaccinated?
No, you idiot. It's because they aren't even testing for swine flu anymore. They don't know how many people who have contracted swine flu. They just know how many have died.
Also, the tests don't always test positive, though it is swine flu.
Regardless? This was all HYPE by government. Sorry that you caught it, regret some died from it. but the thing is as you pointed out is to STAY HOME if infected, or suspected.
Approximately 47 million Americans, or about one in six people in the U.S., were sickened with swine flu from April to mid-November and 9,820 of them died, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, indicating the new virus spread widely before cresting last month.
The new numbers reflect a substantial increase in illnesses between mid-October and Nov. 14, as a fall wave peaked and then began to decline. About 213,000 people were hospitalized during the period, about the same amount as in a normal flu season, the CDC said.
The CDC estimated in November that as of Oct. 17, 22 million people had been ill and 3,900 had died. A small portion of the difference between the old and new estimates was due to corrections for late reporting, the CDC said.
Nonelderly adults and children made up the vast majority of illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths from April through November, reflecting the heavier-than-usual toll this virus has taken on the young. "Many times more children and younger adults, unfortunately, have been hospitalized or killed by H1N1 influenza than during a regular flu season," said CDC Director Thomas Frieden. ...
"We know that the more people who get vaccinated, the lower the likelihood there will be additional cases or a third wave," he said.
While pediatric hospitalizations and deaths have drawn a lot of attention, adults under age 64 appear to have suffered worse. About 16 million children became ill, but their death rate was lower than those of nonelderly adults and seniors, according to the CDC data.
About 71,000 children were hospitalized and 1,090 died from April to Nov. 14. About 27 million adults between the ages of 18 and 64 were sick with H1N1 flu, 121,000 were hospitalized, and 7,450 died.
Four million people ages 65 and older are estimated to have been ill, with 21,000 hospitalized and 1,280 deaths.
Still, the death toll on the young was higher than with seasonal flu. Fewer than 1,000 people under the age of 50 die from flu in a normal season, Dr. Frieden said. The comparisons aren't exact, because the CDC calculates deaths from seasonal flu differently, he cautioned. About 90% of the estimated 36,000 people who die annually from the seasonal flu are elderly, according to the CDC.
That’s the contention by more than a dozen members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which reportedly plans to conduct an inquiry into the influence that drugmakers may have had on the World Health Organization, scientists and governments. A resolution was introduced last month by Wolfgang Wodarg, a member of Germany’s Social Democratic Party who chairs the PACE health committee, and it reads:
“In order to promote their patented drugs and vaccines against flu, pharmaceutical companies have influenced scientists and official agencies, responsible for public health standards, to alarm governments worldwide. They have made them squander tight health care resources for inefficient vaccine strategies and needlessly exposed millions of healthy people to the risk of unknown side-effects of insufficiently tested vaccines. The birds flu campaign (2005-06) combined with the swine flu campaign seem to have caused a great deal of damage not only to some vaccinated patients and to public health budgets, but also to the credibility and accountability of important international health agencies. The definition of an alarming pandemic must not be under the influence of drugsellers.”
"WASHINGTON An estimated 10,000 people including 1,100 children died of swine flu in the United States in the seven months after the new strain of flu was first detected in April, a top US health official said Thursday.
"By November 14th, many times more children and younger adults unfortunately have been hospitalized or killed by H1N1 influenza than happens in a usual flu season," Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told reporters.
AFP: 10,000 swine flu deaths in US: estimates
On par/ I think this is MILD Compared to the deaths of the Spanish FLU that killed 25+ Million worldwide in 1918
10,000 people dead since April, just in the US. And it shows no sign of letting up.
Unused Swine Flu Vaccine
Truckloads Of Unused Swine Flu Vaccines
MYFOXNY.COM - After months of fear, media coverage and government warnings there wasn't as much demand for the swine flu vaccine in New York state as expected.
Truckloads of swine flu vaccines are being returned by counties that say the expected demand for the shots never happened.
When the state's H1N1 vaccination program kicked off in the fall there were fears that there wouldn't be enough of the new vaccine to go around.
The flu strain has not spread as wide as feared and some people were also unsure of pumping a quickly developed vaccine into their bodies.
On January 1, state health officials urged people who haven't been vaccinated to get a shot.
"When it's in a shortage, everyone clamors for it," said Dr. Richard Daines, commissioner of the state Department of Health. "Now that it's abundant, people don't think they need to fight for it."
New York is among 11 states that has widespread flu outbreaks. Daines says another wave of flu could hit the state.
The swine flu first turned up in New York last April at St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens.
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Thats the contention by more than a dozen members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which reportedly plans to conduct an inquiry into the influence that drugmakers may have had on the World Health Organization, scientists and governments. A resolution was introduced last month by Wolfgang Wodarg, a member of Germanys Social Democratic Party who chairs the PACE health committee, and it reads:
In order to promote their patented drugs and vaccines against flu, pharmaceutical companies have influenced scientists and official agencies, responsible for public health standards, to alarm governments worldwide. They have made them squander tight health care resources for inefficient vaccine strategies and needlessly exposed millions of healthy people to the risk of unknown side-effects of insufficiently tested vaccines. The birds flu campaign (2005-06) combined with the swine flu campaign seem to have caused a great deal of damage not only to some vaccinated patients and to public health budgets, but also to the credibility and accountability of important international health agencies. The definition of an alarming pandemic must not be under the influence of drugsellers.
EU requested investigation about WHO members and their connections with GlaxoSmithCline, Roche & Novartis, companies that makes H1N1 vaccine.
