Swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children in the U.S.

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"CDC estimates that between 41 million and 84 million cases of 2009 H1N1 occurred between April 2009 and January 16, 2010," the agency said in a statement. Usually the CDC goes with a middle number, which is about 57 million people infected.

Between 8,330 and 17,160 people died during this time from H1N1, with a middle range of about 12,000, CDC said. But between 880 and 1,800 children died, up to 13,000 adults under the age of 65 and only 1,000 to 2,000 elderly.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1223579720100212

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. And that is over and above the seasonal flu numbers. nt

[anonymous171]

2. How many people die from the normal flu every year?

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3. Regular flu? - Not 57 million people

[Obamanaut]

7. Neither did swine flu. n/t

[endless october]

5. seasonal kills about 36,000 a year.

and hospitalizes around 200k.

but it doesn't kill 36,000 healthy young people.

a combination of raised awareness, effective vaccination, and a bit of luck might have kept H1N1 from being a disaster this season. the season is not yet over, however.

[seabeyond]

8. much if not all of the u.s. did not have vaccinations before swine flu came thru

the vaccinations came in a good couple months after the swine flu had already literally swept thru the city, beginning of oct. here.

[virgogal]

4. Using the mid range figures 57 million were infected and 12,000 died.

Those are much better figures than I thought they would be.

[stray cat]

6. Fewer than seasonal flu but a younger group of victims