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Originally Posted by stampsx2
Apparently Alberta is one of the worst in Canada and Canada is one of the worst in the world for infections right now (at least according to google.org They seem in line with what's going on in the news right now). http://www.google.org/flutrends/ Taking precautions probably isn't a bad idea right now. |
Look at how they arrive at that data. They are using search terms such as "flu" to determine the severity of the flu in areas. This isn't effective since the media plays a roll in changing the data. The more articles and news stories there are about h1n1 and flu vaccine, the more people think about it and search it on google. Google then thinks that more people have the flu when in reality they are researching it. It makes sense that the areas with more media coverage are also ones that have the more intense ratings.
I'll stick with data from reputable associations.