"Should we ping Nully? I say yes."
Louisiana was the first state to really get hit hard, with doctors there saying they began seeing large numbers of flu-like illnesses in October.
In both of the previous two flu seasons, the flu vaccine performed poorly against the nasty predominant virus.
It’s too early to say how well the vaccine is performing right now,...
The influenza appears to hit those under age 50 years old, the hardest.
This flu season has hit unexpectantly early, and normally doesn't crest until Febuary.
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Got my shot yesterday