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" disease control just released -- latest death toll numbers and they are three to four times higher than earlier estimates listen."

" We estimate that 22 million people have become ill from pandemic influenza. We estimate that 98000. People have been hospitalized so far through October 17 we estimate that 3900. People have died. So far in the first six months of the pandemic."

" So with the vaccine demand outweighing the current supply how will the government keep up. Joined right now by fox is medical contributor author of swine flu pandemic doctor mark to go forward -- everywhere -- go pick."

" We're talking about I'm trying to get me swine flu vaccine that we've got. And people wanted this is a big mistake by the government well it's not being distributed properly and they don't have enough doses this about 41 million doses but it -- a -- forward. And you know some areas actually having no one's taking it like in New York City clinics over the weekend no one was taking -- other areas as long lines. So there's not -- even distribution among the states and they're supposed to be rolling out about ten million doses each week but they're not up to that. And as the numbers just showed him by the way these numbers are reflective of just catching up another 122 million cases that's not over the past week that's looking back. At the statistics of everyone that's got to say I'm figuring out they had an eight million of those are kids."

" Civilians and -- doctor Siegel I think these numbers in there and impossible to prove because in a lot of cases and -- a little testing kids for swine flu anymore I know in my community. There's tons of kids listening cabinet. But they're not testing them anymore so -- these numbers and accurate."

" Richard that's a great point it's something called influenza like illness and other words you get tired you get the -- you have to -- and they say. Probably H what I'm wondering do not tested they don't have the ability to test it. On the other hand this isn't flu season. So if we're not expecting any other strange when they do a test that 90% of the time it is concerned. So it's fairly obvious to physicians when it's VH one and one they're both over and under diagnosing and as you sends. Yet typical flu season -- 35000 Americans die from flu related symptoms so how how much worse would each one in one game well here's here's what I think the headline is here Bryant the issue is that it's mostly younger people. In other words 90% of the cases are under 65 this time and a lot of the only really sick from something else. They get the flu within nine years old in the -- of the end up with a death they call -- influenza death. But we're seeing teenagers and younger children die of this. In it in the amount that we never see this time you which is why we gotta get that vaccine out. And we have to diagnose it early and give anti viral drugs like Tamiflu and if we find it -- it is so dramatic. Back I was talking on the show last week about Halloween about getting it from appreciating my oldest son got a contradiction. It is all over the place is pretty widespread all the governments had six months to figured out it's this very moment it was not better than me the wrong -- first. They've made too much of the seasonal flu vaccine which is not gonna come -- or will come later in the year torrent doctor Marc -- we thank you very much thank you can accounts called specialists in."