Overall flu deaths down during H1N1 pandemic

Baltimore Sun ^ | April 25, 2010 | By Rachel Leven

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Although experts are not sure to what degree, seasonal flu cases and deaths dropped in Maryland and nationwide this year, during the height of the novel H1N1 pandemic.

While flu cases are not perfectly tracked, epidemiologists believe the decreases were caused by increased health campaigning and vaccination rates, a weaker seasonal flu strain, and other causes.

Epidemiologists all over the world think next flu season's primary strain will mutate around H1N1, or swine flu. Although officials and health professionals do not know how strong the 2010-2011 flu season will be, they are encouraging vaccination.

"Overall flu deaths are down this year because H1N1 flu crowded seasonal flu out," said Jeff Dimond, a health communications specialist for the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "But this is a drastic oversimplification."

[The Duke]

"Ruh Roh!"

[FrankR]

This "face saving" piece is trying to cover the fact that the sky did not fall in regards to H1N1...in fact, to the degree it was fed to the public, it was much ado about nothing.

Typical liberal/obama "crisis crap".

Between this and the two other "global warming" columns today, I'm wondering who is trying to put this crap out. GW is a hoax, and so was this "pandemic" scare.

A couple of columns do not "undo" reality.

[manonCANAL]

Flu shots are dangerous to your health.

[codder too]

Just heard on FOX news that the seasonal flu shot this year will include H1N1.

[EggsAckley]

There are still places in my county that are advertising “N1H1 flu shots here.”

It’s amazing.

[Nervous Tick]

There once was a FReeper who cracked wise: “Swine flu... the Y2K of diseases”.

Wish I remember who it was, because they deserve credit for being not only clever and funny, but CORRECT.

[Newtoidaho]

I will certainly second that, although you can’t convince the “health” nazis of it.