Swine flu and Britain

Here, at home, it’s barely news.  In England, it’s a true epidemic, with the current spread and death rate hinting at up to 65,000 deaths as the disease runs its course.

Are we in the U.S. hit less hard?  Are we hearing less about how hard we’re hit?

I’m asking, but I’m sure not answering, since I have no answers, not to mention that I’m an epidemiological ignoramus.  What do you, oh, my wise and informed readers, have to say about this?