[Timesink]

Note the media BS:

Some experts predict this flu season's death toll could easily surpass the average annual 36,000 deaths from the virus.

Okay. Divide 36,000 by 365. That's 98.6 (heh heh) deaths per day.

...at least 11 people have died in the outbreak...

Hmm. Eleven people in the entire outbreak, when in a "normal" year we should already have had hundreds. Why the major discrepancy?

Someone's spinning hyperbole to scare people. Wanna bet it's the news media?

[riri]

While I do think this is a pretty serious flu, I think sitting here counting deaths is not the way to handle this. It's enough to send even the most sensible parent into a panic. Never mind the fraidy cats like me who fall for every scare mongering event that invloves my children...