WHO May 18 Consulation: new H1N1 causes severe illness and death among young and previously healthy adults

[Siegfried X]

The WHO released a document with the conclusions from their emergency meeting.

Summary Report of High-level Consultation H1N1

The conclusion #8 is something that the CDC and many US governments downplay, that the new flu can cause serious illness in people who don't have "underlying conditions".

8. In seasonal influenza, the overwhelming majority of severe morbidity and mortality occur in persons of 65 years of age or more. However, with new influenza A (H1N1), a substantial proportion of the cases of severe illness and death has occurred among young and previously healthy adults.