hah, i agree and all it takes to prove it, it's to turn on the tv.
i'm not an apologist of panic, i'm not claiming to know the truth, all i'm saying is that it seems to be more to it, this isn't normal flu and something should be done about it.
complacency-mongering is no better than fear-mongering.
i searched for the official data:
*2006-07 & 2007-08 (Oct 1–Apr 30); 2008-09 (Oct 1–Apr 14, limited due to emergence of 2009 H1N1).