[sima_yi]

Remember the Great Swine Flu Epidemic of 1976? Neither do I, because it failed to materialize. However, here is the government's prediction based on some model or other.

There is evidence there will be a major flu epidemic this coming fall. The indication is that we will see a return of the 1918 flu virus that is the most virulent form of the flu. In 1918 a half million Americans died. The projections are that this virus will kill one million Americans in 1976.
-- F. David Matthews, secretary of health, education, and welfare (Feb., 1976)

[Fai Mao]

I think we have about another 2 weeks of this for most places.