Question by KC: Why was the swine flu declared a national emergency when it kills less men and women then the far more typical flu?
Its less deadly and effects much less people then the normal flu… You can get more than it more effortlessly and has only killed the exact same people that are most likely to die from the regular flu. I get that we don’t have a vaccine for it but we don’t have one for diabetes, heart disease, cancer, etc… either, all of which have greater kill rates. Why are not those declared national emergencies?
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Answer by pookle
Since of the number of pediatric deaths. (Flu typically kills old folks- H1N1 is killing children)
They (gov’t) does not know how swiftly this virus is going to spread, and already the number of cases of non immunocompromised young children deaths practically matchs previous years, and we are just finding started with flu season.
Local hospitals are planning what to do if they run out of ICU beds/ respirators. It is that critical.
Hospitals are mandating wellness care workers get flu shots in fear of the workers spreading the illness.
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Fri, Jan 20, 2012
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