Thursday, January 09, 2003
FLU-RELATED DEATHS ARE UP FOURFOLD SINCE '70S
Despite the advent of a vaccine four decades ago, flu-related deaths in the United States have risen dramatically since the 1970s, and influenza now claims more lives each year than AIDS, researchers say…
The U.S. death toll surged fourfold, from 16,263 in 1976-77 to 64,684 in 1998-99, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Flu deaths now average about 36,000 a year, up from 20,000 in previous estimates, the CDC said…
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said the news "that influenza may be taking an even larger toll than we have realized" underscores the importance of flu shots…
Skip the shot and take your chances with Al Qaeda.
Despite the advent of a vaccine four decades ago, flu-related deaths in the United States have risen dramatically since the 1970s, and influenza now claims more lives each year than AIDS, researchers say…
The U.S. death toll surged fourfold, from 16,263 in 1976-77 to 64,684 in 1998-99, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Flu deaths now average about 36,000 a year, up from 20,000 in previous estimates, the CDC said…
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said the news "that influenza may be taking an even larger toll than we have realized" underscores the importance of flu shots…
Skip the shot and take your chances with Al Qaeda.
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