Report: 90,000 U.S. swine flu deaths possible this winter

(CNN) UPDATED 2009-08-25

A report released by a presidential advisory panel estimates that up to 90,000 deaths could occur in the United States this winter if the H1N1 swine flu virus resurges as expected, with the deaths mostly occurring in children and young adults. The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology report says 30 to 50 percent of the U.S. population could be infected by the virus, leading to as many as 1.8 million U.S. hospital admissions. The 30,000 to 90,000 deaths are projected as part of a "plausible scenario" that involves large outbreaks at schools, inadequate supplies of antiviral medications, and the virus outbreak peaking before vaccines have time to become effective. Read full story >

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