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sharkbit · 04-29-09, 08:40 AM

Driving into work this morning, I heard about the first death in the US attributed to swine flu. It was a 23 month old child in Texas.

I know that the elderly and the very young are always high risk when it comes to flu, but I started wondering what the annual death rate of the elderly and very young for your "normal, everyday strain" of flu is that doesn't make the news?

Is this swine flu story just another thing that the media is blowing way out of proportion to scare everyone and get ratings when x number of people die evey year from the flu anyways?

Just wondering. I might try try to some digging for statistics later today if I have a chance.

04-29-09, 08:40 AM	#1
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Swine Flu Questions Driving into work this morning, I heard about the first death in the US attributed to swine flu. It was a 23 month old child in Texas. I know that the elderly and the very young are always high risk when it comes to flu, but I started wondering what the annual death rate of the elderly and very young for your "normal, everyday strain" of flu is that doesn't make the news? Is this swine flu story just another thing that the media is blowing way out of proportion to scare everyone and get ratings when x number of people die evey year from the flu anyways? Just wondering. I might try try to some digging for statistics later today if I have a chance. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”