$BOCL and $AVIC: The Dean’s Swine Flu Stocks
December 14th, 2009 at 12:28 pm Posted by
The Dean believes both of his swine flu stocks are on the radar and, with news and updates, could be swept away in Swine Flu Frenzy this winter. And speaking of winter, technically, the coldest, flu-stricken season of the year has yet to begin.
The Dean thinks the world still hasn’t seen the height of swine flu pandemonium because the typical flu season, which runs from late December to March, hasn’t even begun. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has suggested that “this year we are in uncharted territory,” with multiple flu viruses circulating to millions of defenseless people. In fact, the CDC reported that 2/3 of the population has not been vaccinated for H1N1 swine flu.
The Dean believes there are many contradicting opinions in the media about the severity and deadly potential of swine flu but The Dean also knows that the World Health Organization (WHO) “issued the highest form of global public health alert,” referring to the “disease” as a pandemic.
And an interesting must watch video report from CNN suggests that H1N1 is a force to be reckoned with. Why is that you say? From April to November, swine flu has claimed the lives of more than 9,800 people. The Dean thinks the scary thing about his figure is just a month earlier, the death toll was below 4,000—that’s a 152% increase in a very short period of time.
This report also compares season flu to the H1N1 swine flu virus, with data suggesting that H1N1 could be 1100% more deadly in children than seasonal flu. The CNN video also suggests that swine flu is a more severe flu strain because it has killed infants, children, pregnant women and healthy adults, whereas the season flu typically claims the lives of the elderly.
With swine flu infecting 1 in 6 of Americans, and 67% of the population lacking vaccination, The Dean believes that products in $BOCL and $AVIC‘s corners could prove useful during this season’s flu prevention and detection measures.
