Public health officials have an enormous task ahead, preparing for the 2009-10 flu season.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict that the swine flu, which was first identified last April, could strike with a vengeance in the 2009-10 flu season.
As much as 40 percent of the United States population could get swine flu this year, according to CDC estimates released in late July. Without an aggressive and thorough vaccine campaign, anywhere from 90,000 to several hundred thousand Americans could die.
In a typical flu season, about 36,000 people in the United States die from the flu or complications, according to the American Medical Association. Read More…
