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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY
Dude, you were here during that when they were releasing the numbers and nobody had it so they quit testing for it. When asked why they did that they said because they already knew it was a pandemic which made no sense at all. Over 60 million means 1 in 5 Americans had it. At that time on ChiefsPlanet the only person that claimed to have it was Dane but they never tested him. Are you kidding me right now? You lived through this? Did one in five people you know claim to have swine flu because I didn't know anyone who tested positive for it until Aries who just said it now.
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I remember that it was a pretty nasty flu season that year, yes. That 60 million figure is just an estimate, because not everyone who likely contracted it went to the doctor/hospital to get it verified.
It's commonly accepted that between 5 and 20% of the population gets influenza EVERY year, so no, I don't find the figure that outrageous.
Now, why do you think CDC would lie about the numbers?