i wonder if any of those hospitalized had a flu shot beforehand plus hospitals are breeding grounds for disease. fear is a trillion dollar a year industry

hmm, wonder,speculation, doubt, we all do it but it's best to make informed decisions based on available facts.

Facts can be majorly manipulated , the best example is the outcome of trials, and the CONFLICT of interest on the panels, like the FDA and CDC . It is a very well known fact, and many leading newspaper like the NYTimes made editorials about it. Some doctors for it some against it, so which group is right? And as long the pharma giving theme intensives or kickbacks..what is the fact and what is the fiction is a very different story. Did you actually watched CBS 60 minutes video from 1979? Those are facts what the video claims. And it is about the H1N1....i have posted it from YouTube...watch it...

Oklahoma has had 65 hospitalizations and flue season doesn't start until next month.

Flu- darnn auto correct.

Calgary H1N1: Flu Shot Clinics See People Line Up For Hours
More than 100 people have been hospitalized, and most of the cases are caused by the H1N1 strain.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/01/02/calgary-h1n1-outbreak_n_4533507.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

I'm still confused: I thought we were supposed to get the Flu shot around October? (which I did) Why is Flu season so late this year, does it have to do with Global Warming?

Just wondering....how old are those people who got hospitalized? And what kind of prior health issues they had to get hospitalized? I don't see break down with their ages.It is kind of missing off the reports, what would be quiet important.And the most important is HOW MANY OUT OF THE 30 HAD FLU SHOTS? And if would say it 29 the flu shot would became a laughable joke right? How come the report for got to mention that? Or any report when they hospitalize someone? ..and the CDC report tell us something here i guess..CDC..no me!

"The study found that people 85 years and older have the highest rates of seasonal influenza-associated hospitalization."

"The study concluded that, on average, more than 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized each year for respiratory and heart conditions illnesses associated with seasonal influenza virus infections".

"The U.S. population is growing older and therefore, more vulnerable to developing severe complications from seasonal influenza."

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/hospital.htm

What are the stats in Manitoba ad Saskatchewan?

FluWatch Canada

Overall Summary

Influenza activity in Canada continued to increase sharply in weeks 51 and 52 with increases in laboratory detections of influenza, ILI consultations, hospitalizations with influenza and prescriptions for influenza antivirals.
Influenza A has been identified in >90% of cases this season, and A(H1N1)pdm09 remains the predominant subtype, representing approximately 90% of subtyped influenza viruses.
A greater proportion of cases have been reported among adults 20-64 years of age compared to those 65 years of age, which is a change from the demographics of the 2012-13 season when A(H3N2) was predominant.

FluWatch is Canada's national surveillance system that monitors the spread of flu and flu-like illnesses on an on-going basis. FluWatch reports, posted every Friday, contain specific information for health professionals on flu viruses circulating in Canada.

The FluWatch program consists of a network of labs, hospitals, doctor's offices and provincial and territorial ministries of health. Program objectives include to:

Detect flu outbreaks across the country as early as possible
Provide timely up-to-date information on flu activity in Canada and abroad to health professionals [and interested Canadians]
Monitor circulating strains of the flu virus (like H1N1) and assess their sensitivity to antiviral medications, [such as Tamiflu and Relenza]. Antivirals, when used by doctors to treat flu, can help reduce the severity of the illness and the recovery time for a patient
Provide information that the World Health Organization can use to make its recommendations on the best vaccine to use for seasonal flu shots.

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/fluwatch/

Oh dear Reminder...I was being facetious..

BIRD FLU STRAINS

Differences between the H9N2, H5N1, H10N8 and H7N9 bird flu strains:

Sources of human infection

H9N2 chickens, ducks, magpies, sparrows, waterfowl

H5N1 first spread from poultry in Hong Kong in 1997

H10N8 detected in water birds on mainland in 2007

H7N9 detected in mainland live chickens and wet markets since first human infections in March

Possibility of human-to-human transmission

H9N2 no evidence yet

H5N1 appears low

H10N8 believed to be low, as most of its genes come from birds

H7N9 limited; only suspected to have been transmitted among people in four patient clusters

Number of cases

H9N2 11 in southern China since 1998

H5N1 at least 22 in Hong Kong since 1997; 648 cases globally since December 2003

H10N8 one (on the mainland)

H7N9 143 since February, all in China

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1393266/86-year-old-man-infected-h9n2-avian-flu