High Noon: Swine Flu Pandemic Mild

Item: Flu pandemic could be mild: H1N1 toll likely to be lower, but vaccinations are still encouraged /Washington Post

More Info: With the second wave of H1N1 infections having crested in the United States, leading epidemiologists are predicting that the pandemic could end up ranking as the mildest since modern medicine began documenting influenza outbreaks.

Question: Did the health agencies over-react to the threat of the H1N1 pandemic?