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Originally Posted by Schultzie
Wasn't the big concern that this flu was killing mostly healthy people without pre-existing conditions?
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Most of the deaths have been people with pre-existing conditions; there have been a few exceptions. An unusually high number of otherwise healthy people have been hit with the severe form, many requiring hospitalization, but aside from rare incidents these people are surviving. Also, pregnant women are quite susceptible to the severe form, as are young children - it's been hospitalizing children at about 4x the normal rate for the flu. For most people it's no worse than a regular flu though (I'd prefer not to roll the dice on that myself, which is one of many reasons why I got the shot).