Severe H1N1 Swine Flu Up in South

Severe H1N1 Swine Flu Up in South

Severe H1N1 Swine Flu Up in South

Georgia's Rise in Flu Hospitalizations Worries CDC

Do the Georgia hospitalizations represent the much-talked-about "third wave" of the pandemic? Schuchat doesn't think so, although she stops short of ruling it out.

"I can't say whether we'll see another wave," Schuchat said. "But I am worried about another possibility: that additional cases will happen day in and day out among people who don't think they need the vaccine any more."

Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, addressed those people during the teleconference.

"We are at a critical moment in our national response to this virus, and we need to get people vaccinated, especially those at high risk," Benjamin said.