before too long now. Coming along with that vaccine will be a horde of anti-vaccination posts on this and other internet forum. This year's vaccine will include H1N1 in its mix, and only one shot will be needed, so things should be a lot simpler this year.
I encourage all DUers to get their flu shot early, to protect against the possibility that the H1N1 flu will return this fall with a vengeance, and to protect against the other influenza viruses that a projected to be part of this year's risk.
Protect yourself and your family, along with your neighbors and co-workers by preventing yourself from contracting the flu. The more who are vaccinated, the less likely we will have a high number of hospitalizations and deaths.
It's easy to forget the misery that the H1N1 flu caused for so many in the past year. Some people think it wasn't very bad. They're wrong. Here are the final April, 2009 - April, 2010 statistics from the CDC. Read these carefully and you'll understand how important this could be to you and those you know:
End of Season Estimates from April 2009 - April 10, 2010
CDC estimates that between 43 million and 89 million cases of 2009 H1N1 occurred between April 2009 and April 10, 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 61 million people infected with 2009 H1N1.
CDC estimates that between about 195,000 and 403,000 H1N1-related hospitalizations occurred between April 2009 and April 10, 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 274,000 2009 H1N1-related hospitalizations.
CDC estimates that between about 8,870 and 18,300 2009 H1N1-related deaths occurred between April 2009 and April 10, 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 12,470 2009 H1N1-related deaths.
Please don't listen to the "alternative health" anti-vaccination "experts." Most have no actual information, but are just repeating things they've read on web sites that exist to sell "alternative" remedies.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.