New York State declares influenza emergency

[xchrom]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21002381


The US is in the midst of the worst flu outbreak in years

The governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo, has declared a public health emergency because of the severity of this year's influenza season.

The order makes vaccinations more accessible and allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to children.

Almost 20,000 cases of flu have been reported in New York state so far this season - more than four times the number of cases last winter.

The flu outbreak has reached epidemic proportions across the US.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Not news to me - I've had the flu for almost a week!

[xchrom]

2. ooo. sorry -- get well! nt

[In_The_Wind]

3. We have been hibernating since Christmas.

Mr. In_The_Wind always gets sick from flu shots.

The freezer is well stocked.
We are only exposing ourselves to germs when it's absolutely necessary.
Being old & simi-retired has a few perks.

[SheilaT]

4. 20,000 reported cases out of a population of

almost 20 million. Wow. That's about 1 in a thousand people with flu. So let's assume that maybe half of all cases have been reported.

One in five hundred people there have the flu.

What would we ever do if we had a genuine Black Death sort of epidemic where from a third to a half of all people died?

[LeftishBrit]

5. I hope we never find out the answer to your last question!