Is anyone else concerned that Baxter pharmaceuticals has been designated to design a Swine flu vaccine when just weeks ago they shipped out vaccines that were tainted with live Avian flu? Just think what would have happened if the tainted vaccines were not caught ahead of time.
Are they actually trying to kill people? It seems like the first scandal may have been a way to cause a widespread pandemic so that they could in turn make money from the disbursement of a vaccine?
For weeks, you couldn’t get away from H1N1 AKA swine flu. It was everywhere. There were deaths, Mexico was at a standstill and travel was restricted to parts of the Yucatán peninsular.
Everyone was worried. There was an air of inevitability to the spread of swine flu… or so it seemed. But it soon became clear that the current swine flu epidemic was not the same as the 1918 Spanish flu. Of course it can still prove to be as devastating as its early 20th century counterpart, but for now its threat level has abated… substantially.
Why did the media make so much noise about the of the threat of swine flu? Over the same period of time thousands of people died of the normal seasonal flu as well as a number of other persistent human diseases. Why didn’t these diseases get as much coverage?
Swine flu was new; we had no protection against it. Its potential was unknown, its capacity to cause devastation was a real possibility. But was this reason enough for the over-exaggerated coverage of the disease by the media?
The more cynical among us will be quick to point out that we are in the middle of 2009 and are currently undergoing a global recession. What could distract the masses more than the threat of a killer disease? What could invoke the fear of God more than the prospect of facing one’s own mortality in light of a devastating, indiscriminate, rapidly transmitted disease?
But could this be true? Could the media have deliberately stoked-up the threat of swine flu to distract, confuse and upset their audience?
Possibly… but not likely.
Firstly, why would the media take such a course of action? Who would benefit the most? Surely not the media themselves, they’ve already taken some criticism for their over-exuberant coverage of the swine flu epidemic. The only ones that would benefit from such coverage are the major governments of the world, not necessarily the media themselves.
Secondly, what do we mean by the ‘media’? Are we talking about one interconnected, interrelated conglomerate that are seemingly separate but in reality are one united global organization? There is no evidence to substantiate this idea and it smells too much of a conspiracy theory.
Why the media covered the swine flu epidemic the way they did was because they had no choice. If we remember back to early 2004 when cases of avian flu just came to light we can see that the media coverage was just as intense. There are tragic historically reasons for not taking swine flu or any potential pandemic lightly.
Pandemics unlike diseases like cholera or malaria are not local and are not isolated to instances where an area suffers from poor hygiene. Pandemics are global. Anybody, anywhere can catch a disease that has reached true pandemic status. Millions, even billions of people could potentially be infected with the disease. The potential devastation of a major pandemic is phenomenal. The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic infected one third of the world’s population and killed more than 50 million people. In the last century, pandemics killed more people than all the worlds natural disasters put together. The scales of death caused by pandemics were comparable to those of world wars.
So in view of the potential of pandemics the media had no option but to cover the swine flu situation the way they did. The more informed we are, the more prepared we are and we can’t be too informed when it comes to something as potentially dangerous as a new form of influenza.
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A Small Snippet On Travel Industry – Post Recession And Swine Flu Attacks!
Travelling for Medical treatment or for a vacation had dropped down. The main reason being recession and no money for treatment and the fear of epidemic diseases and swine flu have terrified travellers. Consumer confidence and consumer spending should be re-ignited to have the travel industry back in shape and booming in a couple of months.
It is a great challenge to the government to stimulate consumer’s spend. Lowering interest rate on loans will make consumers spend rather than save. They may think of traveling as they know that they will never get such reduced interest rate again. It is the right time for them to go on a foreign trip. Alaskan cruises had a whopping 75% discount on their star cruises. Some of the cruises had special offers for senior citizens above 55 years of age. Do not miss out on reading reviews of those who have actually stayed in the places you are considering. Swine flue was prevalent in Mexico, it is best to avoid any destinations which are affected by swine flu and there are reports of presence of swine flu. Live in no fear, if there are no such reports available.
Senior citizens with health problems such as diabetes, heart or lung disease and lower immune system should have their medicines handy. A packet of tamiflu may be of help when you are traveling. You can even boost your immune system by popping in some dried gooseberries every day. Gooseberry and holy basil are quite powerful in warding off disease causing virus.
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that swine flu is nothing to be alarmed? I think it is something that should be taken very seriously. http://www.infowars.com/obama-says-swine-flu-not-a-cause-for-alarm/
Make people feel comfortable, then let our guard down when it hits like a hammer, you can declare martial law. And the usual MSM remember what they originally said.
H1N1 Swine Flu Conspiracy - By Alex Jones Infowars dot com - Part One
How can I get the Swine Flu Jab done quicker? I’m not in any of the high risk groups.?
I am going away abroad soon, so can’t really wait around, I would like to get it done soone as a precaution against the viruses abroad as well as in general. Is it possible to request to have it done sooner, even if it means paying for it? How much would it be and how do I go about this? Many thanks
You should try to get the vaccine if you want it, but it will not do what you hope that it will. The swine flu vaccine will only offer you some protection against one specific virus strain and not “viruses abroad as well as general”. It will not offer any protection from the “regular flu” or any other strain of flu or virus. Sorry.
You should get sufficient sleep and wash all fruits and veggies well before use and drink bottled water when overseas. Wash your hands well before eating and do not touch your mouth or eyes without washing your hands first. This will go a long way towards preventing you from picking up viruses wherever you are.
Christmas Message from - The (Flying Circus) Pigs - Everything Is OK (Don’t Take The Swine Flu Jab).
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