Via: Next Big Future
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“CNN reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new H1N1 statistics. Nearly 3,900 people, including about 540 children, are believed to have died from the H1N1 flu in the first six months of the epidemic.
In a normal flu season the number of deaths for children is about 100.
Average US flu deaths in a year are about 30,000-40,000 and the numbers could be similar for H1N1. However, 90% of the deaths from H1N1 are for people younger than 65 while normal flu has 90% of deaths for people older than 65.
If there were 39,000 deaths from H1N1 in the USA then the expectation would be 5,400 deaths for children from H1N1. The death rate from H1N1 for children would be 20-40 times higher than regular flu for children. So getting a vaccination against H1N1 is the right choice. If you are under 65 then not getting a vaccination against H1N1 is taking 20-40 times the risk as not getting vaccinated against regular flu. Plus H1N1 could get more virulent (deadly in 2010-2011) so if you do not get it this time and get it next time it could be even worse. H1N1 could also become less deadly in 2010-2011, but that seems like a foolish gamble for something that is 20-40 times more deadly than regular flu……”
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