Pandemic, Update

After a little research, the current estimate is a mortality rate of around 6% for this strain of swine flu.

Two questions stand out. First, why are cases in Mexico City apparently more severe than cases in the U.S.? And second, how accurate are the infection estimates coming from Mexico? There are reports of (around) 2,000 hospitalized, but how many got sick at home and never presented themselves to a doctor? That would swing the mortality rate lower.

Just food for thought.