Nov 13, 2009
H1N1 killed 4,000 in US
Hundreds of residents line up to receive H1N1 vaccinations. A total of about 3,900 people have been killed by the flu in the US. -- PHOTO: AFP
WASHINGTON - H1N1 flu is thought to have killed nearly 4,000 people in the United States, including more than 500 children, health officials said after a new counting method yielded an estimate six times higher than the last.
The new system is based on more precise figures provided by 10 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The previous estimated death toll from H1N1 was 672.
While still imprecise, the new numbers provide 'a bigger picture of what has been going on in the first six months of the pandemic', Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told a press conference.......
H1N1 killed 4,000 in US
Hundreds of residents line up to receive H1N1 vaccinations. A total of about 3,900 people have been killed by the flu in the US. -- PHOTO: AFP
WASHINGTON - H1N1 flu is thought to have killed nearly 4,000 people in the United States, including more than 500 children, health officials said after a new counting method yielded an estimate six times higher than the last.
The new system is based on more precise figures provided by 10 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The previous estimated death toll from H1N1 was 672.
While still imprecise, the new numbers provide 'a bigger picture of what has been going on in the first six months of the pandemic', Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told a press conference.......