Swine Flu Related Appointments up 6250% [Web Data]

Courtesy Mashable!  Sat, 11/14/2009 - 20:31

swine-flu-shotWeb-based doctor appointment-setting service ZocDoc has noticed an amazing increase of 6250% in Swine Flu-related appointments over flu-related appointments last year (the numbers have been normalized against time for the increased volume).

There has been an almost 14x increase in swine flu activity since September. Because of the massively increased demand, ZocDoc recently added “Swine Flu Shot” as a reason for the visit that patients can specify when searching for a doctor.

“We have seen a...


 

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