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Deep breath, not fear, is needed

by: BabyGA

Mon Dec 07, 2009 at 12:56:55 PM PST


The swine flu vaccine is limited in supplies and H1N1 is spreading like  wildfire. This combination should send us all running for the hills,  right? No, not at all actually. According to BrowardPalmBeach,  when in doubt, do nothing. The media has publicised H1N1, the  government has aided in public panic and the health care industry has  nothing to lose by the hysteria. That is a combination most Americans  are not going to trust.
BabyGA :: Deep breath, not fear, is needed
 The 1976 debacle is one reason people are apprehensive. This is the same government that  seemed to ignore the effects of asbestos, which can lead to mesothelioma,  for 70 years. So why the hurry now? Not coming up with an answer?  EXACTLY. I'm not one to erase all suspicion that this is something to  be aware of and certainly preventive measures are a good thing, but I'm  not losing sleep over it.

The Birther controversy, 9-11  Conspiracy, Kennedy Assasination, UFO cover-up---all of these  conspiracy theories include much of America with at least one of them.  I'm not surprised at all that the same thing is happening with H1N1.  Especially with the big 3 involved (media, government, health care  industry) it almost makes sense that people are genuinely concerned for  their health. Not because of H1N1, but because of the propaganda  machine rearing its ugly head in efforts to spread fear.

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Manufactured crisis?
I do know that Houston has recently recorded it's 11th H1N1 death for the season; while deaths from "seasonal" flu go unreported, but are probably already far surpassing that number, since they average 36,000 per year.

Namaste, Engyo

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