At least two young pregnant women have died from the swine flu in the US. The babies, taken by C-section are doing well. Statistically that is pretty high for this subgroup, so pregnant women should take extra precautions.
http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/ne...e-flu-pandemic
"Globally we believe we are at phase 5 but getting closer to phase 6," Fukuda said today at a news conference. "It is clear the virus continues to spread internationally. There are a number of countries that appear to be in transition [to widespread infections at the community level]. These countries include the U.K., Spain, Japan, Chile, and also Australia."
When the WHO finally does declare a global swine flu pandemic, it likely will rate the severity of the disease as moderate, not mild or severe.
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