In the Southeast, there are still outbreaks of the H1N1 virus. Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina, are reporting regional flu activity. Puerto Rico and 8 states- Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Hawaii, and New Mexico- are reporting local flu activity. The Center of Disease Control has said that Georgia has seen more activity now than it did back in October. Georgia has more laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 for the third straight week in a row. They have the most people hospitalized since September and most of them being adults and in people with chronic health problems. The CDC is still encouraging people to get vaccines. The H1N1 virus has lower rates of death than the normal flu does. There are plenty of vaccines available and the minority groups need to get them because they are at an increased risk of getting chronic health problems. The CDC doesn't know why there is an increased number of H1N1 flu cases.I believe that the United States is putting too much emphases on the H1N1 flu. There is more people that die a year from the normal flu than the H1N1 flu. I have never received a normal flu shot in my life, but i had to get a H1N1 vaccine. Why? I don't believe that it did any good. I had bad side effects from the vaccine and I got to the point that I almost passed out. I do see why the parents are at a higher risk of getting H1N1 because they are exposed to everything from their kids, their jobs, and other activities they are involved in. I believe that the reason the south is showing increased number of H1N1 cases is because of spring break. A lot of college and high school aged kids are going south are bringing the strains with them, unknowingly. I believe that once the spring break season is over, that the number of cases will decrease. I also believe that people can prevent themselves from getting sick by washing their hands with soap and hot water, getting enough sleep, exercising, and by getting enough vitamin C in their diets. They also can decrease the chances of getting sick by not sharing their drinks, covering their coughs and sneezes, and by not touching their hands to their mouths and faces.
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