Swine flu: two children and man take UK death toll to seven

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/06/swine-flu-man-children

Summary:
Another three people perished of the swine flu, two children and an adult. This brings the total rate to 7 people in the UK. These deaths bring the total deaths by the swine flu in children on 3, all of which already had severe health problems. Even all the other victims of the swine flu suffered from health problems, according to NHS officials. The only victim who did not suffer from such illnesses was an elderly man (73 years old) in Scotland. The virus is affecting younger people more than the elder, apparantly this has something to do with the virus being part human, causing adults to have some form of immunity for it. This means that when a vaccine is distributed, the young will recieve it first. Even though only the severly ill actually died from, people diagnosed with the virus will still recieve antiviral drugs.

My view:
It basically is like I already thought. The swine flu (which by itself should not be called swine flu, since it does not originate entirely in pig-like creatures) is unable to kill humans in and all by itself. It is sad to see that those who already had problems (like cardiac diseases or kidney failure or something similar) had the final push in the wrong way due to the swine flu, but I don't feel too much alarmed by the whole thing. Naturally I would feel different if I lost someone to the flu, but as of now that did not happen. The article was very well written though, very proffessional.

Peace