Litmus test on whether or not the Swine Flu is as deadly as it's said to be:

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How young people in the U.S. infected by the virus are affected by it. We're being fed reports of bunches of young, healthy Mexicans dying from Swine Flu; if the virus truly is so lethal as to cause those deaths, there should be a similar phenom among young people here in the U.S.

That doesn't mean the Swine Flu can't still be dangerous -- especially if elderly or already-unhealthy people become infected -- but something to think about.