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06.04.09 | Permalink | Comment?

Today, Australia confirmed 876 cases of swine flu. That means they are more infected on a per capita basis as the US. The US has a population of about 304M, and the CDC is reporting 11,054 cases. That's one case for every 27,500 people. Australia on the other hand has only has about 21M, but [...]
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05.16.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

That headline might seem inflammatory, but it is actually a conservative estimate based on the current numbers. Let's take a look. The CDC is currently reporting 4714 cases of the swine flu in the US and 4 deaths, although a fifth death (the third in Texas) is in the news today. It isn't really enough [...]