H1N1 coming back for round two? 27 dead of flu in Britain--24 with H1N1.

[Lyric]

LONDON — Flu has killed 27 people in Britain since the influenza season began in October and transmission of the virus is picking up across the European Union, health officials said on Thursday.

Latest data from Britain's Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed that 24 people died with the H1N1 flu strain that spread around the world as a pandemic in 2009, and three with from a strain known as flu type B. Eighteen of those who died were adults and nine were children.

"The level of flu activity we are currently seeing is at levels often seen during the winter flu seasons, but due to the fact that H1N1 is one of the predominant strains circulating at the moment, we are seeing more severe illness in people under the age of 65 than we would normally expect," said John Watson, head of the respiratory diseases department at the HPA.

European health experts have said other European countries should see the severe flu hitting Britain at the moment as a warning of what might be coming to them soon.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40795671/ns/health-cold_and_flu/

[MadHound]

1. I'm so glad I got that last year

I spent a miserable two weeks, sick as a dog, and didn't really recover for another couple of months, but now that I've had it, I won't get it again.

It is no fun, and at time you actually think that dying isn't such a bad option. If you can, get a vaccine because you don't want this, trust me.

[aquart]

2. Done. H1N1 was included in my flu shot.

Which cost me $30 at Duane Reade because I have no insurance this year.

[MadHound]

3. Good, lucky you

I got slammed before they had the vaccine on the market, so I had to get my immunity the hard way.

My fear is that this mutates into something worse as it sweeps through the world time and again.