02-07-2010, 03:45 PM
In any case, thousands did die. As of the beginning of December the count was listed as 10,000 in the US since April, with over 200,000 sick enough to require hospitalization. The death toll could have been higher, but they found many of the younger victims could tolerate the aggressive drug treatment needed for pneumonia related to the flu. The immunizations were more to avoid a third wave of H1N1 starting in January or this month.