豬流感病毒-我們應否停止擔心？

H1N1（豬）流感病毒-我們應否停止擔心？
H1N1 (swine) flu – should we stop worrying?
January 8, 8:51 AMAtlanta Health Care Examiner

The CDC has recently released information that indicates that the H1N1 flu epidemic may not be over. Part of the reason for the concern is that in the 1957 flu epidemic, public officials believed that the flu danger was past by mid winter and recommended that people no longer needed to get the flu vaccine. Then there was another wave of deaths in March of 1958.
美疾控中心最近公佈的資料，指出了H1N1豬流感疫情可能仍未結束。部分擔憂的原因是參照1957年流感疫情，政府官員認為流感危險在冬季中間過去，和建議人們不再需要注射流感疫苗，然後有一個死亡浪潮在1958年3月來至。
The CDC is now recommending that everyone get the flu vaccine for the H1N1 strain of the flu. Prior to this time, there was not enough vaccine to go around. Now that supplies are available, the official recommendation is that everyone should go ahead and get the shot. While it is still believed that older people are less susceptible to this flu, deaths have occurred at every age. It is also important to remember that this flu began in the "off" season, in the Spring.

The shot is now available for free in the health departments around the state. In addition, you can go to many of the large drugstore chains and pay a nominal fee (usually less than $20) to have the shot. You should call ahead and verify that they have the vaccine and when the shots are available.

To date there have been nearly 1700 deaths from this flu. Stay tuned! It may not be over yet.
迄今已有近1700人已死於這種流感，不要轉台！它可能並未完結。
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