Band 7+: In June 1996, an experimental flu vaccine was trialed in a large country town on females only. Above are the graphs depicting the activities related. Summarize the information and compare where relevant, by selecting and reporting the key features. You should write at least 150 words.

The charts give information about the rate of flu cases from February to December 1996, the number of deaths over the six-month period since March 1996, and also the percentage of female groups vaccinated in the town of the big country in June 1996.

To begin with, flu-caused mortality rates climbed over the time frame, in which women had a higher figure than men did. From March to May, 1 female died, but there was no male passed away. Moreover, between June and August, the rate grew to 4 and 2 in women and men each.

Turning to the vaccine, more than a third of the total was given to the aged, while the figures for females not getting the vaccine and babies or children were quite similar, at around 25 %. By contrast, 13 % of hospitalized females – the least figures shown – were vaccinated.

Regarding flu cases, the general trend was for the number to increase and then decrease. For example, women suffering from flu were higher than men, rising from 0 in February to a peak of 3500 in June for females, and growing from 0 to 2600 for male cases. Nevertheless, between June and December, the number declined slowly to around 2500 (females) and 1500 (males).

In summary, the higher number of flu cases might be reflected in higher human death. Also, the giving of vaccines for female groups in June 1996 was reflected in decreasing the number of females suffering from flu after June 1996.