Not Time to Panic, Time to Get Ready

James Carafano / August 27, 2009

The White House splashed news about an advisory panel report predicting 90,000 would die from the swine flu this fall. Today, the press is reporting that the US government’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) thinks that estimate could be way too high. Americans should take the upcoming flu season seriously. They should definitely not panic….but they should prepare. Here are the facts.

About 30,000 people die from medical complications after the flu every year. We live in a country of 300 million so while the odds are with you, you should still take the flu seriously. When individuals don’t get the flu or take appropriate actions if they do get sick, they help keep it from spreading and that helps all of us. (more…)