Posts Tagged ‘medical profession’

I also considered titling this Swine Fear. Basically, I firmly believe that scare tactics are being used to inflate the swine flu situation into a perceived pandemic. I think the media tends to exaggerate medical crises in general, as sensational news makes for greater ratings, but this seems to be a step further. The medical community, under the direction of the CDC is partaking in the overstatement of the issue. Certainly the swine flu is dangerous, but many of those to whom it has proved deadly might have succumbed to a regular flu as well. Furthermore, the distribution of medicines and some of the statements about the vaccines are especially troubling. Read the rest of this entry »