H1-N1 ― Another Look I just completed a blog entry on crisis situations and how the H1-N1 threat has raised a new level of awareness and opportunity for service by cemeteries and funeral homes.
My thoughts were that many had put aside concerns, because there had not been much alarming "news" about H1-N1. But, this afternoon, the AP released the following information:
- Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April.
- Nearly 4,000 have died, including 540 children, a quadrupling of previous death estimates.
- There is a shortage of vaccine to combat the illness.
- Not quite 42 million doses are currently available, a few million fewer than CDC had predicted last week.
- One in six parents has gotten at least some of their children vaccinated against swine flu since inoculations began last month. Another 14 percent of parents sought vaccine, but couldn't find any.( Three times as many adults have tried and failed to find vaccine for themselves, as have succeeded.
- The CDC has conservatively estimated that more than 1,000 deaths and "many millions" of new H1N1 infections have occurred.
- Some 98,000 people have been hospitalized from this new flu, or its complications, including 36,000 children, 53,000 adults younger than 65, and 9,000 older adults.
- Deaths could range from a low of 2,500 to as many as 6,100, depending on how the data is analyzed.
- Some 8 million children have become ill, as well as 12 million adults younger than 65, and 2 million older adults.
It might be very timely to get in touch with your lot holders and pre-arranged families, to let them know what you are doing about crisis preparation, and how you can help them.
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