trueslant.com - 4/27/2009
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I hate pandemics. Not just because of the illnesses that they cause, but also because of the fear that ensues. It doesn’t help when organizations like WHO label them a “public health emergency”. Simply the word “emergency” seems to make people feel that they are in imminent danger.
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SWINE FLU: Nothing new. “The fact of the matter is, swine flu has been hopping from pigs to humans…
Instapundit —
... SWINE FLU: Nothing new. “The fact of the matter is, swine flu has been hopping from pigs to humans for decades, sometimes causing disease, sometimes not. . . . But I don’t think we need to worry about this pandemic too much, because there’s one thing to keep in mind when news of a unique flu strain breaks: perspective. As of this writing, 80 people in Mexico have succumbed to swine flu. By comparison, the CDC estimates that 36,000 people in the United States die each year of influenza-related illnesses. And in spite of this, we in the medical community still have a ...
Swine Flu Disconnect
A Blog For All —
The media continues churning out stories about swine flu and the hype appears to be outpacing what we know about the disease, let alone just how dangerous it is. You're still more likely to die of the regular flu than you are of the swine flu (36,000 fatalities in the US annually vs 81 in Mexico among 1,000+ reported cases). It seems ...
Morning Skim: Mexico's Bigger Problem?
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... (tweeting? I’m new at this), there are 40 confirmed US cases, most of them mild, so that’s something to keep in mind for now. And around the web, there are reminders that (cue the Battlestar Galactica themesong) all this has happened before, and will happen again (so say we all). However, that doesn’t mean that the wait for more data is any less frustrating or scary for those in the midst of it, particularly those living in or near affected areas. Gregor Macdonald writes that “Your RSS newsreader and your Bloomberg however are already, no doubt, filled up with reports from ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 4/30/2009 —
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