The World Health Organization still consider H1N1 a pandemic despite the rates of infection are declining around the world as any time there could still be another wave of the pandemic.

Following their response to the pandemic the WHO and CDC have garnered a lot criticism. But till date it is not clear that when was the virus identified and what does it hold for the future, it might get more deadly. The death toll because of this virus in the U. S. was below the more than 30,000 who typically die of seasonal flu each year.

Health officials are assessing what they learned in confronting the new flu now that flu activity is about the same as it usually is in summer.

Dr Daniel Haight, director of the Polk County Health Department said, "We'll still be on the lookout for any flu changes."

CDC has stated that those who are traveling to areas where H1N1 is occurring should get vaccinated.