H1N1 virus could strike 40% of the population

[Electro]

40% of the European population could be affected by the new H1N1 virus (or "swine flu" as the mainstream media call it).

Swine flu pandemic could strike 40pc of population - World News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

SCIENTISTS yesterday warned that the swine flu outbreak that is now feared to have spread to more than 20 countries could infect four in 10 Europeans if it became a pandemic.

The '40pc at risk' warning came as the first British sufferers of the condition were named as Iain and Dawn Askham, a newly married couple from Falkirk, central Scotland, who returned from honeymoon in Mexico last week.

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"It is almost certain that... we will get a seasonal epidemic in the autumn," he said.

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[robert151410]

Problem is the medja who predict disaster after disaster. Nothing ever happens. Hot air.

[Electro]

I would argue there are significant differentiations between this and other flu scares.

E.g. human-to-human infection, WHO pandemic level 4 classification, novel and unusual strain, appears to be affecting young healthy adults.

I would urge people to engage their critical faculties before they write this off as "just another media scare".

Not indeed that there is anything in particular we can do about it, especially since the NWO Global Government policy of "open borders" was implemented from the start.

But we should still attempt to understand what we're dealing with.

[Electro]

The fallacy of "superior Western medicine":

Hundreds of Brits 'will get swine flu in weeks'... and pandemic could strike 40% of us | Mail Online

GPs 'in the dark'

Doctors are complaining that a lack of information about swine flu is hampering their ability to treat and advise patients. One GP said he had not received any NHS advice on what to tell patients planning to visit Mexico.

Another said he has been left to investigate a suspected case of swine flu without NHS advice.

Dr Gregor McEwan, of Clapham, South London, claimed there was a local shortage of the Tamiflu antiviral drug, and said a lack of facemasks meant he could be at risk of catching and spreading the virus.

[ctr]

I read somewhere that (at present) the mortality rate is about 1%

so on a population of say 4,000,000 give 1,600,000 infected and 16000 dead.

Scary

[youngdan]

No problem, that reminds me were there not some tin foil wearers saying that 2000000 plastic coffins were recently stockpiled here.

Why what a lucky guess by FEMA.

[Ecoguy]

Problem is the medja who predict disaster after disaster. Nothing ever happens. Hot air.

Indeed, the whole pantomime over bird flu and SARS are good examples of media whipping up over the top hysteria over nothing. This latest episode might be more significant but its hardly the return of the black death either

PS - Good news for the well connected pharmaceutical sector though

[Skin]

Where in that quote does any medic of any qualification state that 40% could be affected?


Havent people learned that if you want accurate, reliable information you shouldnt rely on the Irish Independent.

[Electro]

Havent people learned that if you want accurate, reliable information you shouldnt rely on the Irish Independent.

They're just getting it from an international feed anyway, like any other lamestream media outlet.

The Daily Mail have the same figure and they attribute it to Neil Ferguson of the WHO.

[Ecoguy]

Where in that quote does any medic of any qualification state that 40% could be affected?


Havent people learned that if you want accurate, reliable information you shouldnt rely on the Irish Independent.

Well said