4,000 have died from swine flu, CDC will say

Researchers at the centers for Disease Control and Prevention are recalculating the number of people who have died from pandemic H1N1 influenza and its complications and are expected to announce next week that the total is more than 4,000, not the 1,200 figure that is currently used, according to the New York Times .

[CURLY1]

I want my vacine!

[Captain O]

CURLY1 wrote:

I want my vacine!

Me too! I still have to wait out the full two weeks after the regular flu shot I got.

[CURLY1]

Captain O wrote:

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Me too! I still have to wait out the full two weeks after the regular flu shot I got.

I'm just hoping that I get the shot before the flu gets me!

[Captain O]

Did you already get the regular flu shot?

[CURLY1]

no- they are all gone and they dont know when they will get more.

[The Crabby Kraut]

How many people have already died or will die from the good old-fashioned seasonal flu?(Hint: it's in the tens of thousands every single year.)

[ClamBob]

Been sick as hell for five days now but Saturday night was the worst. High fever and cough. I'm sure if I died today the CDC would chalk it up to asthma or bronchitis. My heart isn't exactly the healthiest either, so maybe it would be a heart attack.

When the first numbers came in, 1 in 10 who caught the swine flu were dying. 800 of the first 8000. That's scary stuff. The numbers were worse here in Florida. Then the numbers were revised to whitewash the cause of death. Sure, the person died of pneumonia... but wouldn't have died if not for the flu.

Until I see better numbers, I still believe the death rate is one in ten to one in fifteen. They just don't want the panic.

[CURLY1]

The Crabby Kraut wrote:

How many people have already died or will die from the good old-fashioned seasonal flu?(Hint: it's in the tens of thousands every single year.)

true- but that typically kills the elderly who are in frail health and vulnerable to Pneumonia . The H1N1 is killing perfectly healthy children in just a few days!
HUGE difference

[GBA]

ClamBob wrote:

Been sick as hell for five days now but Saturday night was the worst. High fever and cough. I'm sure if I died today the CDC would chalk it up to asthma or bronchitis. My heart isn't exactly the healthiest either, so maybe it would be a heart attack.
When the first numbers came in, 1 in 10 who caught the swine flu were dying. 800 of the first 8000. That's scary stuff. The numbers were worse here in Florida. Then the numbers were revised to whitewash the cause of death. Sure, the person died of pneumonia... but wouldn't have died if not for the flu.
Until I see better numbers, I still believe the death rate is one in ten to one in fifteen. They just don't want the panic.

Do the math and it is less than 1/4 of 1 percent.
Your odds of dying from a heart attack, stroke, cancer, just plain old crossing the street or getting hit by a drunken politician are greater.

[ClamBob]

GBA wrote:

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Do the math and it is less than 1/4 of 1 percent.
Your odds of dying from a heart attack, stroke, cancer, just plain old crossing the street or getting hit by a drunken politician are greater.

I am saying right here and now that when there had only been 8000 confirmed cases nationwide, 800 of those died. The numbers were worse in Florida.

Did the virus weaken? Maybe. Did they purposely skew the statistics after the fact to not include those who died of secondary causes in the overall statistics? Absolutely and admittedly.

You tell me why they didn't include deaths from pneumonia in the statistics? What other secondary causes of death are also not being included? I can understand that if someone who has the flu dies in a car accident it should not be included. But what about asthma? Bronchitis? Heart disease? Encephalitis? Are all of these exempt from the roles? And what else?

[CURLY1]

GBA wrote:

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Do the math and it is less than 1/4 of 1 percent.
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True....but that doesnt make it any less concerning. I dont know anyone who wants to be in that 1/4 of 1 %.

[wormhida]

BURLY1 wrote:

I want my pig vacine!

I love this swine flu scam!

[wormhida]

BURLY1 wrote:

I want my scam vacine!

spam!!!!!!!!

[wormhida]

GBA wrote:

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Do the math and it is less than 1/4 of 1 percent.
Your odds of dying from a heart attack, stroke, cancer, just plain old crossing the street or getting hit by a drunken politician are greater.

Lets have a swine flu scam party!

[wormhida]

ClamBob wrote:

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I am saying right here and now that when there had only been 8000 confirmed cases nationwide, 800 of those died. The numbers were worse in Florida.
Did the virus weaken? Maybe. Did they purposely skew the statistics after the fact to not include those who died of secondary causes in the overall statistics? Absolutely and admittedly.
You tell me why they didn't include deaths from pneumonia in the statistics? What other secondary causes of death are also not being included? I can understand that if someone who has the flu dies in a car accident it should not be included. But what about asthma? Bronchitis? Heart disease? Encephalitis? Are all of these exempt from the roles? And what else?

If the Mexicans would stop wiping their butts with their hands and wash we would find a cure!

[wormhida]

GBA wrote:

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Do the math and it is less than 1/4 of 1 percent.
Your odds of dying from a heart attack, stroke, cancer, just plain old crossing the street or getting hit by a drunken politician are greater.

I hate math!

[wormhida]

CURLY1 wrote:

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I'm just hoping that I get the shot before the flu gets me!

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Heroin will kill you before the swine flu.

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