The influenza mortality rate (IMR) of the 2009 H1N1 influenza �pandemic� in the USA was much lower than the IMR of an average influenza season and was not more severe in children since the age specific IMR, in children (0-17), was lower (almost a half lower) compared to the IMR in an average influenza season.  The major finding in 2009 was that the IMR in the elderly (65+) was more than an order of magnitude less (almost 12-fold less) than the IMR in an �average� influenza season!