Swine flu hits Michigan hard, 60,000 infected this week, page 1
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Topic started on 3-11-2009 @ 09:46 AM by Regenmacher
Swine flu hits Michigan hard Detroit news
60,000 reported ill last week; 16 deaths so far


Michigan is being hit by the worst flu season in years, with the H1N1 virus sickening tens of thousands of residents, sending hundreds to the hospital, closing nearly 600 schools and killing 16 people -- including five people in Metro Detroit, state officials announced Monday.

"We are at numbers you might see at the peak of a bad flu season," said Gregory S. Holzman, state chief medical executive. "This is unprecedented."

The number of flu-like illnesses reported to the Michigan Disease Surveillance System for 2009 was 418,191 as of last week. The number has surpassed the 416,972 cases reported last year, when the number spiked sharply after the seasonal flu vaccine didn't match the strain of the virus affecting the public. In 2007, Michigan reported 404,476 cases.

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Detroit is also has one of the highest poverty rates in the US due to the recent downfall of the US auto industry, which in turn breeds higher disease and mortality rates. Also, half of Michigan residents are said to be forgoing the swine flu vaccine .

Makes me wonder how much longer it will be before forced vaccinations are implemented across the entire nation.
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