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Swine Flu: The Pandemic That Wasn't
http://www.businessweek.com ^
| February 4, 2010
| By Arlene Weintraub, Andrea Gerlin, Dermot Doherty and Phil Serfino
Posted on 02/05/2010 12:03:44 PM PST by Maelstorm
The swine flu pandemic didn't turn out to be the scourge international health agencies predicted. On Jan. 29 the World Health Organization declared that even though the H1N1 virus is still spreading in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, the number of confirmed cases worldwide is declining. About 14,000 deaths from swine flu have been reported. That's a tragic loss, but it's a small number considering that the run-of-the-mill seasonal flu kills up to 500,000 people each year, according to the WHO.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: flue; swine
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To: Maelstorm
I got excoriated on here by a bunch of people when this thing was at it’s peak because I said I wasn’t going to worry about it. It’s too bad those people bought into the frenzy..oh well.
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posted on
02/05/2010 12:39:02 PM PST
by
gopno1
To: Star Traveler
i.e., if I died now, they would say it was of old age... LOL..] If you died now you'd probably be voting for democrats in Nov.
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posted on
02/05/2010 12:41:26 PM PST
by
highlander_UW
(When you have a clown for president it shouldn't be a shock when his admin is a circus)
To: highlander_UW
Are you trying to give me nightmares? :-)
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posted on
02/05/2010 12:44:46 PM PST
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
Are you trying to give me nightmares? :-)LOL...maybe it's best not to have an obituary in the paper...make it harder for ACORN to get your name.
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02/05/2010 12:46:18 PM PST
by
highlander_UW
(When you have a clown for president it shouldn't be a shock when his admin is a circus)
To: Maelstorm
Okay, by the numbers. It was reported by Breitbart that slightly more than 14,000 people died worldwide with approximately half (7,166) being North Americans. Assuming 90% of the total 7,166 were citizens of the U.S. that would mean 6,450 U.S. citizens died. Given the current estimated population of the U.S. as 308million that would calculate a .020942 per 1,000 death rate from the swine flu. Folks, the murder rate in the U.S. is .042805 per 1,000.
To: highlander_UW
It seems like people have the attention span of a hummingbird. What’s up with that? I have an attention span of.....a........uh.......What were you saying again?
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posted on
02/05/2010 12:56:11 PM PST
by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: Maelstorm
I had it. As far as flues go it was pretty wimpy.
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posted on
02/05/2010 1:32:53 PM PST
by
BJClinton
(0bama is not the anti-christ. Satan wouldn't be such a screw up.)
To: Maelstorm
The injuries and health problems from the vaccines will be FAR worse and more costly.
To: Maelstorm
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posted on
02/05/2010 1:53:00 PM PST
by
jmaroneps37
(Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
To: highlander_UW
Hubby and I saw our doc today, annual visit, his nurse said a lot of their patients who had the h1n1 had bad reactions to them including convulsions.
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02/05/2010 6:18:06 PM PST
by
GailA
(obamacare paid for by cuts & taxes on most vulnerable Veterans, disabled,seniors & retired Military)
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