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How does the severity of the coronavirus differ from the swine flu 10 years ago?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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H1N1 vs SARS-CoV-2: According to the CDC there were approximately 12,469 deaths from swine flu (range 8868 to 18,306) in the US between April 12 2009 to April 10 2010. REF: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/2009-h1n1-pandemic.html However, per the Worldometer there have been 87,303 deaths in the US since the first cases were reported in 2020. REF: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

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