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oramar · Jun 7, 2009

Am wondering if the actual number of cases is more closer to million or two. Is that to out of line to say that? However, the death rate is probably close to the actual rate BUT you can bet your bottom dollar that some people have died of the flu and not been counted. Another thing I want to talk about is the hostility aimed at WHO because of economic losses from the flu especially in Mexico. My thoughts on this is "sorry but the flu has economic consequences and that is the way it is". The WHO and the CDC must continue to make the best decisions they can in light of the best science and data avaliable at the moment they make the decision. It just can't be any other way. Also, I for one do not expect them to be perfect as we all know hind sight is twenty twenty. As long as they stick to the scientific priciples they will be more in the right than in the wrong, of course their is room in that statement to adjust policy according to new info. I will make a prediction. The real trouble will come when the WHO and the CDC bow to economic pressure and base their decision on business fears of losing money. That is the real disaster lurking there.