The swine flu virus that has sparked fear and precautions worldwide appears to be no more dangerous than the regular flu virus that makes its rounds each year, U.S. officials said Monday. Full Story »
Posted by Michael Bugeja
This report confirms what seasoned journalists have suspected all along about the swine flu scare: that fears of a global pandemic were overblown, despite news reports of millions of deaths (I'll include a link from my former wire service).
When I reported for United Press International during the Gerald Ford administration, I exposed the swine flu vaccine for causing guillain-barre syndrome. That ill-conceived innoculation plan is responsible for few people believing what the CDC says about flu. In the end, the only defense then as now is to wash hands and cover mouths, which is what the CDC and World Health Organization should do until the facts are known.
“This is no time for complacency,” U.S. Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday. “We want to stay out ahead of this.” More »
I think that it is quality journalism because it goes in depth about the swine flu. The author tracks the illness' history and talks to several sources about the epidemic and how people should not worry about it.
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