the dodgy swine flu

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I agree with THANMUWA, and the other posters, who saw this as something other than a pandemic. Watching the woman in a military uniform in Washington DC give repeated press briefings made me wonder if this wasn't being overplayed for purely political reasons. I believe it is one thing for a Government to be "ahead of the story"-- that's called preparedness. But it's an entirely different matter for a Government to be "behind the story"-- that's called propaganda.

Was/is the scare mongering about swine flu agenda driven? I honestly don't know, but it does seem to be vastly blown out of all proportion.

[beloitpiper]

http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/

As you can see on the map, though the has spread everywhere, it hasn't really gotten a lot of people. Plus, only Mexicans have died from this flu strain. So basically, if you have access to modern health facilities, you'll more-likely-than-not survive.

This whole thing is blown out of proportion. The REGULAR flu has killed more people than the H1N1 virus.

[Galician]

The point of concern is that this is a brand-new strain, and the full effects might not have been seen yet.

[beloitpiper]

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...inefluglimpse/

[piperdbh]

Has anyone else seen the video on the "news" of the little boy in Mexico who was supposedly the first person to have the porcine pandemic? He's fine, and running around playing soccer. I think this is a whole lot of media inflation, as usual, and is probably diverting our attention away from something really important.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Has anyone else seen the video on the "news" of the little boy in Mexico who was supposedly the first person to have the porcine pandemic? He's fine, and running around playing soccer. I think this is a whole lot of media inflation, as usual, and is probably diverting our attention away from something really important.

Ya think?

[McClef]

The ordinary strains kill thousands of people during the winter months every year and we don't get all this panic.

Certain groups are known to be more vulnerable than others and they are advised to have an annual flu jab - me included as a diabetic. The jab of course only covers strains that are known at the time. The vaccine for this one is already under preparation though.

Why Mexicans seem to have found this strain to be more fatal for them compared with other countries has not yet been explained.

[beloitpiper]

Why Mexicans seem to have found this strain to be more fatal for them compared with other countries has not yet been explained.

Most of them, unfortunately, do not have access to the kind of medical attention that so many of us are privileged to.

[Nervous Jock]

I'm sure smoking and drinking will account for more

[Hendry]

Anyone come across this report, found it on the internet ...must be real... Just interjecting a little humour

BBC - Swine Flu Zombies