8/21 CDC: 522 deaths

[Shiloh]

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE57K3LM20090821
(Includes states and territories)

Flu still spreading in U.S., CDC says
Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:28pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swine flu is still spreading widely across the United States, officials said on Friday, with 75 percent of serious cases and 60 percent of deaths among people under the age of 49.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially confirmed 7,963 hospitalizations and 522 deaths from the pandemic H1N1 flu, CDC's Dr. Jay Butler told reporters in a telephone briefing.

"It is important to remember that at this time of year we don't normally have influenza," Butler said. He said the government expected to have 45 million to 52 million swine flu vaccine doses by mid October, when vaccination is expected to begin, and 195 million by the end of the year.

 

[Shiloh]

Re: 8/21 CDC: 522 deaths

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm#totalcases

Percentage of Visits for Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Reported by the U.S. Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network (ILINet), National Summary 2008-2009 and Previous Two Seasons
(Posted August 14, 2009, 6:00 PM ET, for Week Ending August 8, 2009)

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: 8/21 CDC: 522 deaths

Using #s from the CDC for Week 31; August 8th
The average from 2005-8 is 70 pediatric deaths per year(from regular flu) is 1.3 per week.
H1N1 has killed 33 children (confirmed) in 12 weeks, that's 2.8 per week.
1,800 confirmed deaths from seasonal flu is about 35 per week.
477 confirmed deaths (in 16 weeks) from H1N1 is about 30 per week. However this number is rising.
Of the confirmed deaths, 6.9% are children.
Seasonal flu: 3.9% are children.

Given the relatively low numbers of infections during the summer time, we can expect the rate of pediatric fatalities per week to accelerate as the number of infections increases through the fall and winter. Since the pediatric fatality rate is already twice that of seasonal flu, how can TPTB contemplate school as usual?