Prediction

[mordo]

This swine flu "pandemic" will not come close to a real pandemic and, in the grand scheme of things, will turn out to be no big deal. Yes it seems to have hit Mexico hard for some reason - the latest Mexican death toll that I've found is 86 - but how many people have died in Mexico from heart disease, cancer, or even traffic accidents over the

Comments

[westcbear]

Yup. Much like the bird flu.

[mordo]

Agreed.

[mordo]

That's a great idea and would certainly fill a need...sort of like a Consumer Reports or factcheck.org for general media reporting.

[mordo]

Yeah, I was surprised as well. No deaths in America and anti-viral treatments like Tamiflu and Relenza appear successful in stopping the flu. But you'd never know that if you just skimmed the headlines.