WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 flu virus appears to be fairly widespread in the United States and seems to be hitting mostly younger people, with very few cases reported in people over 50, U.S. health officials said on Sunday.
"We think very few of the cases we have confirmed are in people over 50, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dr Anne Schuchat told reporters in a telephone briefing."My hypothesis is that the oldsters have been exposed to a virus that is close enough to confer some cross immunity that younger people haven't seen yet.
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Yes, there need to be some advantages to being old, because right now in my life the disadvantages are rather overwhelming. Thanks for pointing this one out.
Oh, Aunt Linda. I do love you.
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