H1N1 (Swine) Flu Update No 39, in Today's News 09.01.09

H1N1 (Swine) Flu. The scare campaign directors continue to backtrack from their projections of the summer months. If they had their way with those guidelines, schools, businesses, churches, etc. would have closed down at the first sign of sniffles. However, someone higher up in the cryptocracy must have told them to cool it; all that is required is to herd everyone into getting their shots; there is no need to close down society.

Today's news story on swine flu is in this vein. Daniel Perez of the University of Maryland-based Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza Coordinated Agricultural Project stated that "Fears that the H1N1 swine flu will turn into a 'superbug' this year may be unfounded." (Quote is from HealthDay News article.)

A couple of weeks ago it looked like the campaign directors had backed off from their scare projection of the swine flu mutating into something much worse. Perez's research confirms their decision.

But, have no fear, Perez nonetheless makes a big pitch for everyone getting their swine flu shots. Perez: "Our findings underscore the need for vaccinating against the pandemic [swine] flu this season."

So, objectively, Perez's intervention is to rationalize the campaign's pull back and yet to strongly support the overall goal of getting everyone to accept their shots without protest.

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On another front The Journal of American Medical Association on August 12 contained an article on swine flu by Doctors David Morens and Jeffrey Taubenberger. They challenged the notion that a mid flu in the spring can herald a more severe resurgence in the fall. They studied 14 major flu epidemics dating to the 16th century and found no [!!!] evidence supporting the 'herald waves' theory. [Emphasis added.]

The 'herald waves' theory is exactly what the Center for Disease Control and others directing the scare campaign have been peddling. For months they have been talking about how the swine flu will severely expand in the fall because the virus kept going in the warm summer months.

So, maybe there are few people in the higher reaches of society who have some common sense and are not afraid to challenge the scaremongers.

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The preposterous projections of the scare campaign directors have spawned numerous critical commentators on the internet. The directors seem to be a little concerned that these critics may have some effect.

And so, a few editorials have appeared here and there warning readers to pay no attention to these critics. Instead they should go to the official government sites to get the 'real facts'. 

The Daily Herald, a newspaper in suburban Chicago, carried an editorial along these lines. "We're disturbed by the recent flurry of rumors about the flu pandemic swirling around the Internet and, no doubt, your inbox...listening on the wrong kind of advice can be dangerous -- for you, for your family and for others to whom you might repeat or forward inaccurate information...we urge you to turn to these accurate, comprehensive site for information about H1N1." Four sites are listed: the US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, Illinois Department of Public Health, and World Health Organization.

It seems that the Herald believes that only the information from government sites is accurate. The contrary is actually the case. 

The official projections for this flu have been other-worldly, the testing of the vaccine has been inadequate, and the instances of infection have resulted in minimal illness. So if you want to know what the scaremongers are saying to convince you that this flu is really, really serious, then read the recommended sites. If you want to know what is really occurring pay attention to the 'rumors' the Herald warns against.