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> And all of those have vaccines that are much older than 10 years. Swine flu has killed 4,735 people [1] so far, and the vaccine is brand new. Seasonal flu k
by nollidge 17y ago
> And all of those have vaccines that are much older than 10 years.
Swine flu has killed 4,735 people [1] so far, and the vaccine is brand new. Seasonal flu kills about 36,000 people [2] a year in the U.S. alone, and the vaccine is different every year.
[1] http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_10_16/en/index.html http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_10_16/en/index.html
[2] http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN2932292920080329 http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN2932292920080...