Flu Update: 1 in 5 Kids had H1N1 (swine) flu this month

An article today points out that it is estimated that 1 in 5 kids in the U.S. contracted swine flu in the month of October, 2009. Now looking at the demographics of the U.S., it is estimated that there are 60 million kids ages 0-14 in the U.S. in 2009.  This means that approximately 1.2 million kids had the H1N1 flu this month.  The total deaths from the H1N1 flu in the U.S. is estimated at 1,164. Therefore the mortality rate in kids in the U.S. can be estimated to be far less than 1% (.00097).

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