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Swine Flu
SF:
I do agree with Andy, completely. After all, it's a way of selling Tamiflu, right? Roche lost a lot in Tamiflu last year and just after Q1 of this year, we see a great need for this drug all over the world... makes you wonder... :huh Besides, every year we see sooo many deaths from just flu in the US and around the world.. then, why is this year any special?
It's also another thing to think about for people to divert their attention (at least a bit) from other critical issues of present time like the unemployment rate almost hitting 11-12% at least here in the SF bay area, CA..
We do, however, need to be informed and protect ourselves.. Just don't be too scared... :biggrin
SF:
Umair,
Thank you so much for all your wishes and prayers!! You are also in my prayers!
Best Regards,
SF
T @ r ! Q:
creating demand for supply huh, like SARS and bird flu
Andy Battaglia:
Bingo! What happened to the bird flu that George Bush said would kill 2 million Americans? It doesn't even cross to humans. There are reasons why these things are so over-publicized. In 1976 there was the swine flu scare that led to many people getting a dangerous vaccine that caused paralysis and even death. Meanwhile, the flu itself never manifested as a real risk. Selling vaccines and flu drugs probably has more to do with these scares than any dangers from the flu. People die during every flu outbreak and they are usually sickly people who succumb to a related infection, like strep. With modern antibiotics, the flu deaths seen after World War I wilkl probably never be seen again, as most of these deaths were actually from strep.
See Dr Mercola's report at http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/29/Swine-Flu.aspx
T @ r ! Q:
potential issue + tons of media exaggeration = more funds, more donations and more customers
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