Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a new report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the H1N1 swine flu has led to the deaths of around 16,000 people in the U.S.

The H1N1 swine flu first started to appear back in March 2009 in Mexico, and was quickly able to spread to the U.S. by April of 2009.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released estimated in regards to the type of impact the H1N1 swine flu has had on Americans to date.

According to the estimates, the H1N1 swine flu has infected between 60 and 80 million Americans.

On top of that, it has also led to the deaths of around 16,000 people.

This comes as it was also announced that between 50 and 60 million have received the H1N1 swine flu vaccination.

The CDC is stressing that many people are still vulnerable to develop the H1N1 swine flu.

Due to the fact that there is an abundance of supply in regards to these vaccines, there is no reason as to why people would not get vaccinated if they are considered to be at high-risk for the disease.