Category Archives: Influenza

Pale Horse, October 2014: Ebola, Entero, MERS, Noro, just want to remind everybody in the Northern Hemisphere it’s the start of the annual killer Flu Season as well! Bwah ha ha ha ha ha!

“I looked and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.”-Revelation 6:8

Get ready for the new cross-dressing flu: H11N2!

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“We found that this virus was unlike anything else detected in the world!”-Aeron Hurt, UN World Health Organization

Researchers are reporting they’ve found a new type of bird flu in Antarctic Penguins, known as H11N2.

However, I did some quick research and discovered H11N2 was also found in chickens in Nanjing, China, in 2009.

A/chicken/Nanjing/908/2009(H11N2) consists of genes from H9N2, H7N7, H5N2, H11N8, H3N6, H6N2, H1N1, and H5N1.

Research published in 2012 concluded that H11 influenzas are very likely to cross species, and called for “enhanced surveillance”.

So what’s the big deal about the H11N2 in the Penguins?  UN researches say this is the first time ever that “live influenza” was found in birds of the Antarctic.  Interesting, how did a flu first found in China end up at the bottom of the world?  Apparently the Penguins are not showing any signs of being sick.

Influenza: H1N1 still kickin’, still killin’! “Better than dead!” Thousands of new cases in just a couple of months! Blame globalization!

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Australia:  Heath officials are panicking and demanding people get vaccinated.  Queensland reporting double the influenza cases compared to last year.  New South Wales warning residents to protect themselves from H1N1 this coming winter, after an “unusually high” amount of summer time flu.  (Remember: In the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed from the Northern Hemisphere.)

Canada:  Since 14 March, Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, women’s ward, has been hit with an H1N1 outbreak.

European Union:  In warm and economically destitute (no thanks to the Trilateral Commission) Cyprus, a third person has died from H1N1. At least 26 cases.

In warm and economically destitute (no thanks to the Trilateral Commission) Greece, the European Center for Disease Prevention reports 106 flu deaths, mainly H1N1.

Scotland reporting H1N1 outbreaks, spread from Mexico!  Recently six people tested positive for H1N1 at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Prior to that six kids were H1N1 infected and sent to Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill.  Prior to that a man died of H1N1 at Glasgow’s Victoria Infirmary, on 03 February.  Health Protection Scotland says H1N1 was brought in by two people returning from vacation in Mexico.

In warm and economically destitute (no thanks to the Trilateral Commission) Spain, 155 people have died from influenza, mainly H1N1.

Mexico: As of 24 March, 704 people died from influenza.  627 specifically from H1N1.   More than 6-thousand infections, despite a massive vaccination program.  The state of Jalisco is still the place to avoid.

New Zealand:  Health officials say the flu season has started early in the Southern Hemisphere, and H1N1 is leading the way.   An H1N1  patient in Hawke’s Bay Hospital is now in critical condition.

Qatar: The Hamad General Hospital reports two cases.  They say people who travel to other countries are bringing H1N1 into Qatar when they return.

Thailand:  Health officials report 18 deaths caused by H1N1.  Ministry of Public Health’s Bureau of Epidemiology reports 18,290 cases were reported between 01 Jan to 17 March!

United States: In Arkansas, a 48 year old River Valley man died from H1N1.  He died on 24 March, a little more than two weeks after his 5th wedding anniversary.  His wife said it took him down fast: “By Monday he started turning kind of gray and he got really weak. He was hallucinating and I couldn`t figure out what was going on.”-Ashley Cass

In California, more than 302 people have died from H1N1.  In Roseville, doctors are calling a woman’s recovery a “miracle”.  After ten weeks in the hospital the family decided to take the 61 years old woman off life support, and she suddenly recovered!  She said she felt “Better than dead!”

Vietnam: A teenaged girl died after a month of battling H1N1.  She was in the hospital until 23 March, when her parents said it was time to bring her home, where she died.  The National Tropical Diseases Hospital in Hanoi reported that they were seeing three to five people everyday, infected with H1N1.  The majority of cases involve entire families.

There are increasing reports of people coming down with Guillain-Barre syndrome, after being vaccinated with the flu shot.

A new report says unAmerican Corporate America is to blame for spreading diseases, including H1N1. It’s all part of the Trilateral Commission’s globalization plans.

Influenza: H1N1 hits Syria! ObamaCare abandons girl who got sick visiting Disney? Pregnant women killed by H1N1!

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The UN World Health Organization says most current flus are from United States: “The vaccines for use in the 2014–2015 influenza season (northern hemisphere winter) are to contain: an A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus;  an A/Texas/50/2012 (H3N2)-like virus;  a B/Massachusetts/2/2012-like virus (Yamagata lineage)”

Belize:  Health officials report a sudden drop in H1N1 cases after a 29 years old woman died.  So far only 17 confirmed cases.

European Union:  Cyprus reports 20 cases and two deaths from H1N1.

Korea, south:  A 24 years old actor is down with H1N1.  His management says he will not be able to appear on planned TV shows.

Mauritius:  The deputy director of health services reports two children in hospital with H1N1.

Mexico:  As of 27 February 633 influenza deaths, mostly from H1N1.  The majority of deaths are in the state of Jalisco. More than 5850 cases despite massive public health vaccination program.

Oman: Ministry of Health confirms that two people died from H1N1 caused pneumonia.

Syria: The Health Ministry confirms that 19 people have died from H1N1.   Officials have made vaccinations mandatory for health workers, saying the vaccinations are being pushed on them by the Bilderberger UN World Health Organization!

Arizona, U.S.A.:  A man died from H1N1, after being in the hospital for 40 days.  Reports say 76 people have died from H1N1 in Arizona, so far.

California, U.S.A.:  Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed a pregnant woman and her unborn baby died from H1N1.  Los Angeles County reports a total of 52 deaths, so far.   State health officials report  influenza deaths now at 302.

Connecticut, U.S.A.:  A 52 years old woman died from H1N1.

Delaware, U.S.A.: A pregnant woman died from H1N1, her baby was delivered by caesarean section.  The baby is hospitalized.  A 77 years old man also died from H1N1.

Florida, U.S.A.:  A 7 years old girl is not being helped by Obama Care, and her parents are asking for financial help!  The Pennsylvania family was at Disney World when she got hit with severe H1N1 caused pneumonia.  She’s now in a medically induced coma.

New York, U.S.A.:  Jefferson County Public Health Service reports two people dead from H1N1.

Oklahoma, U.S.A.:  Department of Health reports 51 H1N1 deaths, so far.  That’s five more than the total H1N1 deaths in 2009.

Influenza: Medical Martial Law as U.S. CDC issues H1N1 flu shot warning? Blame horses? H1N1 season to last until 2015? More proof of high failure rate for flu vaccines! Virus and Bacteria working together?

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“North America’s response to the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 remains an example of timely and effective cooperation. We will build upon the North American Plan for Animal and Pandemic Influenza (NAPAPI) to strengthen our preparedness and response to future public health events.”-Barack Obama, President of United States, and Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, and Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada

Canada:  The UN’s World Health Organization has been warned by U.S. and Canadian health officials that H1N1 will stick around until 2015, and as a result the vaccine will not be changed for the 2014-15 flu season.  This despite a Canadian study saying the vaccine has a 39% failure rate!

European Union:  A Influenza Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness in Europe study concluded that the vaccine used during the 2012-13 flu season had a 50% to 58% failure rate!  The study looked at records from France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain.

Ireland, EU:  Health officials reporting outbreaks of influenza A(H1) and A(H3).  Five deaths in the first week of February. They are also outright lying to the public, saying vaccines “…provide 70-90% protection.” (see studies above)

Mexico: As of 18 February 2014, 510 H1N1 deaths despite tens of millions of Mexicans being vaccinated. 46 people died from other types of influenza.  More than 5-thousand influenza cases, including H3N2, fluB and “other”.  By the way, health care in Mexico has no upfront costs to most patients, so stop saying they’re coming to ‘merica for the “free welfare” health care! (those people coming to U.S.A. for health care are most likely immigrants from Central American countries, not Mexico)

United States: Is Obama’s evil Global Health Security Agenda being implemented already?  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just issued a ‘warning’ about not getting the questionable H1N1 flu vaccination.  The CDC says this flu season is resulting in 61% of victims being between the ages of 18 and 64, almost double a ‘normal’ flu season.  Government officials warned that this flu “…season is likely to continue for some time…” demanding people get the bilderberger vaccination.  However the director of the CDC, Tom Frieden, admitted the vaccine is not 100% effective: “It’s not working as well as we wish it would.”

Arizona, U.S.A.: A new University of Arizona study says the massive 1918 influenza pandemic originated in horses, not birds.  This makes sense as global militaries still relied on horses, and the first people to get sick were veterans returning from the First World War.

California, U.S.A.: More than 243 people killed by H1N1, so far, 41 new deaths being investigated.  In Romona County, the Christian god decided to end the life of the Senior Pastor at the Mountain View Community Church, by infecting him with H1N1.  The virus killed him in less than a week. Families across the Golden State are getting promises of prayers for their sick loved ones, from around the world.  An El Dorado County woman says she survived a 35 day battle with H1N1, because of a simple x-ray.  She was actually dead for two minutes, doctors were stumped until the chest x-ray revealed a telltale sign of H1N1; lungs filling with fluid.  They drained three liters of fluid and put her on dialysis: “My liver failed, my kidneys failed, my pancreas failed and my heart.”-Renate Cooper

Michigan, U.S.A: The entire Millington School District shutdown due to a H1N1 outbreak!  The Genesee County Health Department reports that as of 16 January at least 156 people have been hospitalized, and that’s before the school outbreak.

Montana, U.S.A.: Seven deaths, 250 hospitalizations.  State health officials are warning of a deadly trend: “This year for the first time anybody can recall, I’ve spoken to my other infectious disease colleagues in the state, we’re seeing that bacterial pneumonia immediately on the heels of the influenza symptoms. There’s no delay, there’s no time gap between the flu symptoms and the bacterial pneumonia.“-Donald Skillman, Saint Peter’s Medical Group

Skillman also said normally influenza does not cause renal failure: “…kidney failure and kidney problems aren’t typically part of the influenza problem.”

If bacteria are working together with viruses, then that could render vaccines even less effective.

Nebraska, U.S.A.: A 43 years old cop died from H1N1. He was in the hospital for a week.

North Carolina, U.S.A.:  An Alamance County woman is still fighting H1N1, after almost two months of hospitalization.  Ashley Allen said she always gets the flu shot, except this season she forgot and H1N1 hit her hard: “In a matter of five days I went from cough and fever to life support.”    The latest North Carolina H1N1 case is a eight month old baby.  The parents say he’s been sick at least three weeks.  Giving the baby antibiotics didn’t work: “He started vomiting up the antibiotics and his color changed.”-Evan Galvanek, father

Wisconsin, U.S.A.: A 43 years old man, with other health problems, died two weeks after getting H1N1. In this case a chest x-ray showed there was no problems with his lungs, and doctors sent him home.  Two days later that all changed, with his lungs filling with fluid.  His wife is still shocked that he was killed by flu: “I was worried about a heart attack. Never in my wildest dreams did I think he’d get the flu and die!”-Renae Whipps

Influenza: H1N1 not normal “Her lungs hemorrhaged!” More proof the media misleads about vaccinations! Woman who gets flu shot, dies! ObamaCare kills insurance for woman fighting H1N1! Cats dying from H1N1! Deaths skyrocket in vaccinated Mexico!

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Alberta, Canada: The University of Calgary’s veterinary facilities confirmed that a cat died from H1N1: “This is the first case that we’re aware of in Canada involving H1N1 in cats.”-Alastair Cribb, Dean of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Saskatchewan, Canada: Despite massive public vaccination programs, three more people hospitalized with H1N1.  16 people have died.

Egypt:  Ministry of Health reporting that H1N1 deaths now at 38 people.  320 hospitalized.

Greece, European Union: The Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 21 H1N1 deaths and 105 hospitalizations.

India: The city of Visakhapatnam reports its first H1N1 death of 2014. This comes as “eminent” Indian doctor, Kutikuppala Surya Rao, concluded what I’ve warned about in past articles: “Unlike polio and hepatitis-B viruses, which had not shown any genetic mutations over decades due to which vaccinations have been quite effective in controlling these ailments, swine flu viruses are undergoing changes at the genome level (ribo-nucleic acid) which is why the available vaccines, that are in use since 2009, will not be effective against the virus.”

Jordan: Ministry of Health reports first H1N1 death of 2014.  At least 25 cases.

Malaysia: The Women and Children Hospital, in Likas, reports seven confirmed and 31 suspected cases of H1N1.

Mexico: Influenza deaths now at 421 (390 from H1N1)!  An increase of almost 200 from what was reported the week prior!  3679 confirmed influenza cases, mostly H1N1 (1465 more than the week prior).  The week prior it was also reported that more than 21–million Mexicans had been vaccinated.

Arkansas, U.S.A.: The woman who got sick with H1N1 in January, then gave birth to a baby boy who died, has now died.

California, U.S.A.:  State health officials reported 202 influenza deaths as of 10 February.   That’s 11 times more than the same time period during the 2012-13 flu season.  In Turlcok, a woman is now recovering from weeks of fighting H1N1 in the hospital.  Her family is asking for financial help, because her employer canceled her health insurance on 31 December 2013, no thanks to gottdamned Obama Care!!!

Kansas, U.S.A.: Department of Health and Environment reports 16 flu deaths, which is less than half the number of people who died from influenza last year, during the same time period.

Louisiana, U.S.A.:  Department of Health and Hospitals reports two children dying from influenza.  53 total deaths since October.

Massachusetts, U.S.A.: A 49 years old woman, who got the gottdamned flu shot, died from H1N1! “That’s the kicker of the whole thing. She had the flu shot, we all did!”– Pamela Giusti, sister

Ohio, U.S.A.: Reports that paranoid people are scrambling to get the flu shot, even though there is no absolute proof it works! Local news reports say the average cost of the flu shot is $30 USD.

Oregon, U.S.A.: A 50 years old Grants Pass woman died after several weeks fighting H1N1.  Oregon health officials do not keep track of flu related cases, but some news sources say at least 14 people have died since October.

Tennessee, U.S.A.:  Scientists with Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered more genetic proof that anti-viral treatments won’t help certain people: “…elevated nasal levels of the cytokines MCP-3 and interferon alpha 2 (IFNa2) and elevated blood levels of interleukin 10 (IL-10) at diagnosis predicted more severe symptoms later. Increased blood levels of IL-10 and MCP-3, as well as interleukin-6, at diagnosis predicted hospitalization later. MCP-3 and IFNa2 promote inflammation. IL-10 suppresses inflammation. Elevated IL-10 levels often signal that the body is trying to shut down the inflammatory response.”Researchers Discover Immune Signature That Predicts Poor Outcome in Influenza Patients

Texas, U.S.A: A 46 years old woman, in Denton, died after fighting H1N1 for more than a month.  On 07 February 2014, Webb County officials reported that since the middle of January they provided more than 650 free flu shots.

Utah, U.S.A.: A five months old baby died from H1N1.  Officials say she was too young to get the flu shot. Her mother said H1N1 is not a normal flu: “She just started breathing not like a baby or anybody I have ever seen breathe…..From the 20 minutes when they called the life flight team to the time they got there she crashed…Her lungs hemorrhaged…..”-Michelle Villalobos

 

Influenza: More proof vaccines are a waste; 60 years old man never had flu shot until 2009 yet never got sick with flu, and the 2009 vaccine had no effect on him!

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“The blood donor in this study was born in 1947 and was infected with influenza several times in his childhood (possibly by H1N1 and H2N2) and in 1968 (probably by H3N2). For 41 years afterwards, he did not contract influenza, and he was never vaccinated against influenza………most of them [blood donor’s anti-bodies] neutralize not only H1N1 viruses but also H5N1 virus…..the products of long-lived memory B cells that were established before vaccination…we concluded that the sialic acid-binding pocket and its surrounding region on HA are immunogenically very potent and that virtually all of the B cells whose growth is newly induced and expanded by vaccination produce Abs that recognize these regions. We also concluded that when formalin-treated virus particles that are not alive are used as vaccine……..that the non-neutralizing epitope on HA, even if it exists, is immunologically impotent.”Binding near the Sialic Acid-Binding Pocket and Neutralizing Both H1N1 and H5N1 Viruses

Doctors are mystified by a 60 years old man who swears he has not been sick with flu since he was 21 years old!  Back in 2009, for the first time in his life he decided to get a flu shot, because of all the increased flu cases and the paranoid propaganda by government health officials telling people to get the flu shot.

Doctors at the Fujita Health University, in Japan, decided to take samples of his blood.  They were shocked to find he had full antibody protection from most flus, even the latest H5N1 (bird flu) variant.  Why is this significant?  H5N1 has yet to hit Japan, so how can a Japanese man, who’s never been sick with flu in his adult life, and never gotten a flu shot, develop antibodies to the latest flu variants?

Also, they discovered that the man had no immune system boost when he finally got the flu shot in 2009. They concluded that the so called ‘dead’ influenza viruses in the vaccine failed to trigger (an epitope reaction, with your antibody’s partope) an immune system response (they deemed it “immunologically impotent“), meaning the man wasted his time getting vaccinated!

By the way, the same anti-body that fights off H5N1 can also fight off H1N1.

In a ‘oh snap I could’a had a V8’ moment Japanese doctors are now going to test other people to see if they already, naturally, have the ability to fight off influenza without a vaccine!

Influenza: H7N9 alarming health officials! U.S. stockpiles unproven H7N9 vaccine! H7N9 engineered to kill Chinese only?

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Canada‘s Public Health Agency increases monitoring of H7N9 cases: “We’re very interested and watching very carefully what is going on in China.”-John Spika

China now hit with 310 H7N9 (bird flu) cases, 67 deaths.  Health officials from around the world continue to claim it is still not a true human to human virus, yet, out of 33400 poultry samples taken this 2013-14 flu season, only eight were positive for H7N9!  I pointed out similar discrepancies during the 2012-13 H7N9 outbreak. A new study points out that in the few human to human cases the only contact with H7N9 was with infected 1st blood relatives. In fact two of the latest H7N9 cases involves a woman and her five years old son. Guangxi health officials suspect the boy got H7N9 from his mother. In fact all the latest H7N9 cases in China involve family members.  In Hangzhou City a man his wife and daughter are all sick, and officials there suspect the man spread it to the others (the man died).  In other words, despite what government officials say the virus is on its way to becoming fully human to human.

I’ve read several articles claiming a study (released last year) revealed that H7N9 seems to go after Asian people who have the IFITM3 (interferon-induced transmembrane protein-3) gene!  Most Caucasians do not have the gene.   However, when I read the actual study there is no mention of H7N9, it was talking about H1N1!  Other researchers say the IFITM3 gene also makes you more susceptible to other flus like H7N9 and H5N1.

United States:  The Obama regime is stockpiling H7N9 vaccines!  Trials of H7N9 vaccine show that it takes several doses before it seems to work.

Vietnam: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warning of spread of H7N9 from China.

Influenza: Tamiflu resistant H1N1 forces drug addicted Japan to try new drugs! Mexico hit hard despite massive vaccination program! Deaths skyrocket in California! ‘Mericans still confused about viruses vs bacteria! H1N1 hits Egypt!

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Alberta, Canada: The province has officially run out of vaccines! More than one million people vaccinated. So much for claims that not enough people are getting the flu shot!

British Colombia, Canada: 60 confirmed H1N1 cases in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap.  BC’s Interior Health department said there’ve been at least three H1N1 deaths.  Health officials warned “The lab confirmed cases represent the tip of the iceberg when it comes to influenza activity.”

Northwest Territories, Canada: One H1N1 death, but health officials say overall flu cases have diminished. Note that the NWT is extremely cold, so much for the main streamer news media claiming flu is a cold weather bug.

Egypt:  Despite a screwed up pro-U.S. government, Egyptian health officials were finally able to reveal that 24 people have died from H1N1 in the past two months.  195 hospitalized.

Hungary, European Union: National Center for Epidemiology reports 14300 people with flu symptoms.

Mexico: Influenza deaths at 227 (209 are H1N1).  2214 confirmed cases of influenza.  21-million 500-thousand people have been vaccinated!  Apparently the flu shots government officials are so proud of aren’t working!  Officials continue to say the situation is “normal”!  However, President Enrique Peña Nieto has ordered the Ministry of Health to be more forthcoming in making data public!

Japan: Health officials are trying out a new anti-viral drug called favipiravir, or T-705.  This because the H1N1 in Japan is now resistant to Tamiful and Relenza.  Recently published studies out of Europe blame it on the overuse of prescription drugs in Japan.

California, U.S.A.:  Mendocino County reports three H1N1 deaths.  San Diego reports nine new flu deaths in the past week. Fresno County Public Health reports 14 H1N1 deaths, 31 people in ICU.  Sacramento County reports death toll now at 24, 91 people hospitalized.

Nevada, U.S.A.: Washoe County reports eight more H1N1 deaths. Hospitalizations are up, but don’t blame it on people not getting the flu shot!  Washoe County also reports lines of people waiting to get vaccinated!  I’ve asked this before: Is there a connection between the H1N1 outbreak and increased vaccinations? “Last year, out of the 814 laboratory cases that we had, none of them died. this year, we had eight who died.”-Randall Todd, Washoe County

Tennessee, U.S.A.: Officials with Hendersonville Christian Academy show their ignorance about H1N1.  Local news reports said the school was fighting H1N1 with an ozone generator.  It is designed to kill bacteria. H1N1 is a virus, not a bacteria, and is not likely to be affected by anything designed to take out bacteria!  You need to use a super intense ultraviolet light that literally fries all microbes, like many hospitals are starting to do.

Texas, U.S.A.: State health officials on alert as H1n1 deaths hit 35, most taking place in recent days.

A new study says “...study participants whose mothers were exposed [to influenza] had a significant 5.03-fold increased risk of bipolar disorder with psychotic features…”  If influenza can cause bipolar problems for the unborn, why not the flu vaccine?  After all, vaccines use the actual virus to theoretically force your body to develop immunity!

Influenza: H1N1 kills woman in three days. More prison deaths! Caused by vitamin D deficiency? H1N1 hits Thailand! H1N1 targeting diabetics?

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Researchers say they are closer to identifying the specific protein that allows influenza to maintain more than one ‘shape’ at the same time and to rapidly evolve. They are suspecting “specific residues in matrix protein 1”.

Claims that not enough people in the United States are not getting the flu shot are bogus, because there is no official tracking of people who go to for-profit pharmacies or clinics to get vaccinated! Adults in the United States are not issued with vaccination record books.

When you read the following, note that most flu cases are in warmer regions, not in colder regions.  More proof that influenza is not a cold weather bug.

Canada: Is there a influenza news blackout? Not much flu news is coming out of the Great White North ever since shortages of vaccines were reported.

European Union: The ECDC reports that 32% of samples from 27 member countries have tested positive for influenza. Scotland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Bulgaria reporting that H1N1 is the dominate version.  The ECDC is also warning of outbreaks in European controlled areas of the Caribbean.  An outbreak on Saint Martin is “expanding”.  There’s an outbreak on Dominica.

Mexico:  Ministry of Health officials say the number of H1N1 deaths have hit 195, and have confirmed 1965 infections! That’s a big jump from the week prior. But officials are not willing to call it an epidemic, yet, they say it depends on what happens in the next five weeks.

Thailand: A Thai soldier has died from H1N1 (swine flu). Thai health officials are criticizing news media for falsely reporting that he died from a bird flu. At least one other Thailander is confirmed sick with H1N1.

United Kingdom: Doctor Robert Edgar Hope-Simpson believes there is a connection between people who get sick with influenza and a lack of vitamin D.  It’s based on the idea that the northern hemisphere gets less sunlight during the flu season.  However, the standard dose of 400 IU of vitamin D does not prevent wintertime immunity deficiencies, so more might be needed.  Hope-Simpson points out that people who live in the far north have a heavy fish diet, meaning they eat a lot of vitamin D which could explain lower flu cases.  He also says people with darker skin are more susceptible to getting sick because they have naturally lower levels of vitamin D.

Alaska, U.S.A.: The Alaska Department of Health announced the third H1N1 death for the Last Frontier state. The 49 years old man did not get sick in Alaska, rather he got sick while visiting his wife and kids in much warmer Arizona!  His mother found him dead in his bathroom in his Alaska home.

Arizona, U.S.A.: Yuma County (one of the warmest, actually hottest places in the U.S.) reports a child has died from H1N1.  The have confirmed 72 cases of flu in the sparsely populated county.

California,U.S.A.: On 31 January 2014, state health officials reported 147 deaths involving people under the age of 65!  Compared to the same time last flu season there were only 14 deaths involving people under the age of 65!  In Sacramento, a local TV saleswoman described as healthy by co-workers, was killed within three days by H1N1.  Co-workers say she’d actually been “feeling” sick for about two weeks, then went into the hospital and three days later was dead.   San Louis Obispo County Jail reports their first H1N1 death.  It’s also the first H1N1 death for the entire county.  The 35 years old prisoner’s death was officially the result of “…respiratory failure due to septic shock as a consequence of influenza A and staphylococcus.”  Also, in the same county the Ocean View Elementary School reports a “serious” case of H1N1, but refused to give anymore details. In San Diego, a city councilman reported that his “relatively healthy” brother died from H1N1.  The councilman’s brother lived in Pennsylvania.  San Diego County health officials reported eight new deaths in the past week, for a total of 20 so far. Santa Clara County reports two more deaths.

Idaho, U.S.A.: Southwest District Health offering reduced price flu shots for only $12 USD, on 04 February. (that’s right all you people in other countries who get ‘free’ flu shots, we have to pay for them up front). Southeastern Idaho Public Health reports increasing cases of influenza.

Indiana, U.S.A.: 30 deaths so far.

Kansas, U.S.A.: Another flu related death, this time in Sedgwick County.  Reports say a man got sick and died just two days later.  Doctor Maggie Hagen said this season’s influenza is hitting people who “normally” don’t get sick, adding “That means that influenza season will not end soon……..take precautions…”

Louisiana, U.S.A.: So far total influenza deaths have hit 49, since October 2013.

Michigan, U.S.A.: A city of Riverview employee survived a H1N1 infection that gave him a broken foot!  The man credits getting a flu shot for saving his life, but blames H1N1 for the broken foot.  He says he was so sick that when he got out of bed he collapsed, falling on his foot wrong and breaking it! Also, a retired reporter died from H1N1. He was going to be flown to a hospital but his oxygen levels crashed preventing the medevac.

New Mexico, U.S.A.: Department of Health reports 5th person to be killed by H1N1.

North Carolina, U.S.A.: State officials report 11 deaths last week!

Ohio, U.S.A.: A Phillipsburg firefighter died from H1N1. He had to be put into a coma, and for awhile it looked like he was recovering.

Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Five new deaths for a total of 25.  800 hospitalizations.

Oregon, U.S.A.: Health Authority FluBites claims the number of flu cases are going down.

South Carolina, U.S.A.: Eight new flu deaths for a total of 49. 25-thousand cases, more than 13-hundred hospitalizations!

Texas, U.S.A.: In Arlington, a woman made an unexpected recovery just one day before doctors expected her to die: “Doctors said a day later it would’ve been too late, because then I would have turned septic.”-Julie Shelley

The day before Xmas, Shelley was diagnosed with pneumonia and bronchitis, and hospitalized.  Turned out those conditions were caused by H1N1.  Hidalgo County Health Department reports 79 cases of H1N1, and 15 deaths.  County health officials say they are seeing a trend of people with diabetes being hit hardest by H1N1.  Denton County Health Department a 6th flu death.  Dallas County Health and Human Services reports two more flu deaths, and a third possible flu death.  Tarrant County reports its 8th flu death.

Washington DC, U.S.A.: City officials explained that trash pick up is being delayed because many garbage collectors are out sick with flu.