As with other flu strains, this will run its course. Sadly there is a big possibility of a great amount of deaths but...it will run its course and end.

I really don't know whether to trust the upcoming vaccines but we'll just wait and see how all of this turns out.

I heard somewhere than 1 in 3 will become infected. Not sure if its true.

Not suprising to me in the age of plane travel.

In New York city, alone, is has been estimated by CDC and Mayor Bloomberg that at LEAST 550,000 people have been exposed.

Extrapolate out and that's most of us.

Originally posted by CultureD
In New York city, alone, is has been estimated by CDC and Mayor Bloomberg that at LEAST 550,000 people have been exposed.

At current expiry rates (.4) suggested, that is around 2200 potential 'victims', at that stated exposure rate.

I am not expecting that to happen just yet.


(edit,...math)

[edit on 21-6-2009 by smirkley]

OH MY GOD!!!!! RUN FOR THE HILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLS!!!12

Seriously, how many more scare threads will we endure? Take proper precautions, and stop feeding the [your] fear monster.

Respectfully, I am not fearmongering; rather I am sharing what I learn and posting it- in an attempt to be a part of a solution to this (at least among members, as the majority of the world don't seem to know or care what's happening).

If the reports are offensive, may I ask why you read them, or reply? Maybe someone will post something that will help you, if things get bad.

If they don't, we all here at least know what to do in the event some other biological event occurs.

And a 0.4% mortality rate could be around 30 million people in a short time- is that trivial to you?