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Swine Flu Genetics Suggest a Vaccine Is Possible
Kristina at Science News writes "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced findings May 1 from genetic studies of swine flu virus from six different countries. A strong similarity from country to country suggests all the infections are from one strain, making a vaccine a strong possibility. It will be several months at least before such a vaccine would be developed, though."
Sofar it looks like this is just another influenza variant.
Stop panicking, it's really not interesting enough. What has taken us? Some irrational fear of death? No other news? Organisations beating their drum for self preservation?
Please?!
I'm pretty sure it will kill millions around the world... eventually. Flu kills hundreds of thousands worldwide every year, and this novel flu virus will be around for tens or even hundreds of years. If this strain is responsible for a few percent of flu deaths and is around for only 100 years, that can easily add up to millions... eventually.
What a fool believes, he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away.
Too late for that. Everyone knows it as swine flu... having the media call it something else won't change a thing.
The real thing that the media needs to be putting straight is just how little of a threat this flu is. It hasn't been any more lethal than seasonal flu, nor is it really spreading as fast as was originally believed.
The media is causing a panic simply for ratings, which is quite despicable when you think about it.
No, we never really cared.