The World Health Organization is recommending that swine flu be…
In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2009, swine flu vaccines are seen at the Sanofi-Pasteur production plant manufacturing a vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2009, swine flu vaccines are seen at the Sanofi-Pasteur production plant manufacturing a vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
The World Health Organization is recommending that swine flu be…
The World Health Organization will hold an expert meeting later…
Updated: Friday, 15 Jan 2010, 12:05 PM EST
Published : Friday, 15 Jan 2010, 12:05 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) - A new government estimate says swine flu has sickened about 55 million Americans and killed about 11,160.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the estimates on Friday , which cover roughly the first eight months of the pandemic — from April through mid-December.
The CDC last estimated that through mid-November, the pandemic had sickened 50 million Americans and killed 10,000.
Swine flu infections have been waning since late October, and no states were reporting widespread cases as of last week.
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