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Up to 40 percent of Americans will be affected by H1N1 influenza (swine flu), according to CDC predictions, which reportedly account for individuals who will contract the virus as well as those who will forgo work to care for sick family members or friends.
Additionally, the CDC estimates between 90,000 and several hundred thousand Americans will die as a result of swine flu-related illnesses in the next two years.
The predictions were made prior to a meeting July 29 in which members of the CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices discussed how to approach inoculating Americans against H1N1, reports McKnight's Long-Term Care News.
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