This would be a lot more convincing if it weren't for the fact that this
variant of the Swine Flu is approximately 50 to 500 times *LESS* deadly
than the garden variety flu which kills up to 48,000 in the U.S. alone (as
the upper bounds). *This Swine Flu, in contrast has killed a maximum of
about 200 people.

Wow, you say some pretty stupid **** but this takes the cake. *So you
conclusion is H1N1 is not as lethal because SO FAR it has only killed
200 people? *

It hasn't killed 200 people so far; it has killed 13 people so far.
Twelve of those people died in Mexico, most likely due to insufficient
treatment; the thirteenth was a child who came FROM Mexico. The vast
majority of cases are already recovering.

Obviously there is cause for concern because of it being a new strain,
but frankly the media is hyping it a bit.

Are you even considering the number of deaths in proportion to the number of infections?

Are you considering that 12 out 13 of the deaths were people who were
infected before any real response was initiated?

It is not uncommon for a higher ratio of deaths at the very outset of
a new strain; the true fatality rate needs to be taken over a much
broader range of cases. In the countries outside of Mexico, the
fatality rate has been very low thus far.