[Fwd: HSI e-Alert - Swine2K]

[Guest guest]

More confirmation. In this case, that we CANNOT trust "them" to tell

us the truth and that "they" surely think we are STUPID! (NOT! - thank

God Almighty for the Internet and its TRUTH-sharing) ...phil/qd36

13 Jan 2010

Dear Reader,

Remember Y2K?

There we were on New Year's Eve 10 years ago, huddled around our

stockpiles of canned goods and duct tape, waiting for midnight in

Sydney, Australia. If the whole grid was going to go down in the first

moments of 2000, Sydney was ground zero.

Aaaaaaand...nothing.

Well, not exactly. Tech guys the world over were scrambling to solve

minor computer problems. But jets didn't fall from the sky, nukes

didn't spontaneously launch, the lights stayed on, and every bowl game

kicked off on schedule. All was right with the world.

So here we are 10 years later and...say...weren't we supposed to be in

the middle of a dreadful pandemic right about now?

Yep. The season of swine flu "panic" ended the decade just as it began

– with a surge of fear, then a fizzle. Much ado about nada.

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If only...

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That's what CDC officials must be muttering into their beers.

IF ONLY...those millions of doses had arrived on time. And IF

ONLY...millions of Americans had lined up to get their shots and every

single dose of the vaccine had been used by Thanksgiving. Then the CDC

guys could have pointed to the scant H1N1 outbreak and claimed the

vaccine worked beautifully

"See! We told you the vaccine was effective! It saved untold thousands

of lives! Oh no no...don't thank us. We were only doing our job."

Yeah, they could have been heroes. If only...

As it is, the whole situation just appears more comical every day.

For instance, a recent Reuters Health report offers unintended humor.

The article starts off with this: "Swine flu continues to wane across

the United States." And that claim is backed up with this news: "The

CDC said just over 20 percent of specimens sent for testing from

patients with flu-like illness were positive for H1N1 swine flu,

meaning that 80 percent of patients had something else."

Then, in the very next paragraph, we get this: "Swine flu continues to

dominate, with 99 percent of flu cases being due to the H1N1 strain."

Uh...how's that again? That's some powerful flu! It went from

20-something percent to a whopping 99 percent in just two paragraphs!

-----------------------------------------------------------

WHO hangs tough

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Meanwhile, Tamiflu – that other mainstream defense against H1N1 – is

also going off the rails.

Recently, HealthDay News reported on a review of 20 clinical trials of

Tamiflu. The finding: There's no evidence that the drug prevents

pneumonia or other complications in otherwise healthy flu patients.

D'oh!

As with the H1N1 vaccine, many governments have spent millions to

stockpile Tamiflu, bracing for the ravages of H1N1. And that's why a

World Health Organization antivirals expert had to hang tough, telling

HealthDay, "This will not change our (Tamiflu) guidelines."

But then, just two days later, Reuters Health reported this: "The World

Health Organization on Friday endorsed findings that there is no clear

evidence that the antiviral Tamiflu prevents complications such as

pneumonia in otherwise healthy people with seasonal flu."

D'oh!

So what's an international agency with egg on its face to do? Never

fear, WHO officials continue to recommend Tamiflu use in patients at

risk of complications.

Hey, when you've advised government officials all over the world to bet

millions on a horse, you have to keep cheering for that horse, even

when it limps across the finish line – in a tie for last place with the

H1N1 vaccine.

....and another thing

H1N1 is reported to be a mild flu, but for those who do manage to come

down with it, I'm sure it's no laughing matter.

That said, this "pandemic" has generated humor – some unintentional,

some intentional.

Here's an example of both...

Recent TV commercials for Lysol disinfecting wipes begin with a nice

fellow stating, "With the resurgence of H1N1..." Apparently Lysol

products have "been proven to kill the H1N1 virus." Only thing is,

there's hardly any around to kill. I like to imagine that the following

line is missing there: "With the resurgence of H1N1 in our marketing

campaign, we expect to sell a lot more Lysol wipes."

And here's some intentional H1N1 humor from comedian Dana Gould on

Twitter: "Swine flu symptoms to watch for: fever, chills, urge to eat

corn from a bucket."

To Your Good Health,

Sources:

"Swine Flu Still Down in US But 198 children Dead" Maggie Fox, Reuters

Health, 11/30/09, reutershealth.com

"Review Questions Tamiflu's Effectiveness" HealthDay News, 12/8/09,

healthday.com

"WHO Backs Findings on Tamiflu for Seasonal Flu" Nebehay,

Reuters Health, 12/11/09, reutershealth.com

-- Phil Frederick ;-) ID: quickdraw3650

Paltalk ID: Quickdraw36

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[Guest guest]

More confirmation. In this case, that we CANNOT trust "them" to tell

us the truth and that "they" surely think we are STUPID! (NOT! - thank

God Almighty for the Internet and its TRUTH-sharing) ...phil/qd36

13 Jan 2010

Dear Reader,

Remember Y2K?

There we were on New Year's Eve 10 years ago, huddled around our

stockpiles of canned goods and duct tape, waiting for midnight in

Sydney, Australia. If the whole grid was going to go down in the first

moments of 2000, Sydney was ground zero.

Aaaaaaand...nothing.

Well, not exactly. Tech guys the world over were scrambling to solve

minor computer problems. But jets didn't fall from the sky, nukes

didn't spontaneously launch, the lights stayed on, and every bowl game

kicked off on schedule. All was right with the world.

So here we are 10 years later and...say...weren't we supposed to be in

the middle of a dreadful pandemic right about now?

Yep. The season of swine flu "panic" ended the decade just as it began

– with a surge of fear, then a fizzle. Much ado about nada.

-----------------------------------------------------------

If only...

-----------------------------------------------------------

That's what CDC officials must be muttering into their beers.

IF ONLY...those millions of doses had arrived on time. And IF

ONLY...millions of Americans had lined up to get their shots and every

single dose of the vaccine had been used by Thanksgiving. Then the CDC

guys could have pointed to the scant H1N1 outbreak and claimed the

vaccine worked beautifully

"See! We told you the vaccine was effective! It saved untold thousands

of lives! Oh no no...don't thank us. We were only doing our job."

Yeah, they could have been heroes. If only...

As it is, the whole situation just appears more comical every day.

For instance, a recent Reuters Health report offers unintended humor.

The article starts off with this: "Swine flu continues to wane across

the United States." And that claim is backed up with this news: "The

CDC said just over 20 percent of specimens sent for testing from

patients with flu-like illness were positive for H1N1 swine flu,

meaning that 80 percent of patients had something else."

Then, in the very next paragraph, we get this: "Swine flu continues to

dominate, with 99 percent of flu cases being due to the H1N1 strain."

Uh...how's that again? That's some powerful flu! It went from

20-something percent to a whopping 99 percent in just two paragraphs!

-----------------------------------------------------------

WHO hangs tough

-----------------------------------------------------------

Meanwhile, Tamiflu – that other mainstream defense against H1N1 – is

also going off the rails.

Recently, HealthDay News reported on a review of 20 clinical trials of

Tamiflu. The finding: There's no evidence that the drug prevents

pneumonia or other complications in otherwise healthy flu patients.

D'oh!

As with the H1N1 vaccine, many governments have spent millions to

stockpile Tamiflu, bracing for the ravages of H1N1. And that's why a

World Health Organization antivirals expert had to hang tough, telling

HealthDay, "This will not change our (Tamiflu) guidelines."

But then, just two days later, Reuters Health reported this: "The World

Health Organization on Friday endorsed findings that there is no clear

evidence that the antiviral Tamiflu prevents complications such as

pneumonia in otherwise healthy people with seasonal flu."

D'oh!

So what's an international agency with egg on its face to do? Never

fear, WHO officials continue to recommend Tamiflu use in patients at

risk of complications.

Hey, when you've advised government officials all over the world to bet

millions on a horse, you have to keep cheering for that horse, even

when it limps across the finish line – in a tie for last place with the

H1N1 vaccine.

....and another thing

H1N1 is reported to be a mild flu, but for those who do manage to come

down with it, I'm sure it's no laughing matter.

That said, this "pandemic" has generated humor – some unintentional,

some intentional.

Here's an example of both...

Recent TV commercials for Lysol disinfecting wipes begin with a nice

fellow stating, "With the resurgence of H1N1..." Apparently Lysol

products have "been proven to kill the H1N1 virus." Only thing is,

there's hardly any around to kill. I like to imagine that the following

line is missing there: "With the resurgence of H1N1 in our marketing

campaign, we expect to sell a lot more Lysol wipes."

And here's some intentional H1N1 humor from comedian Dana Gould on

Twitter: "Swine flu symptoms to watch for: fever, chills, urge to eat

corn from a bucket."

To Your Good Health,

Sources:

"Swine Flu Still Down in US But 198 children Dead" Maggie Fox, Reuters

Health, 11/30/09, reutershealth.com

"Review Questions Tamiflu's Effectiveness" HealthDay News, 12/8/09,

healthday.com

"WHO Backs Findings on Tamiflu for Seasonal Flu" Nebehay,

Reuters Health, 12/11/09, reutershealth.com

-- Phil Frederick ;-) ID: quickdraw3650

Paltalk ID: Quickdraw36

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"...a law repugnant to the constitution is void..." _Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803)

"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of EVERY American to be INFORMED."__ Jefferson

"Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people."__KJV Proverbs 14:34

•http://storm.prohosting.com/~quickdra/ -info site, email forum signup + •HELP spread the TRUTH:

http://www./group/GunRightsConstitution

•Judicial Accountability (TO the PEOPLE): http://www.jail4judges.org

•REAL, legal, Silver- & Gold-Backed $MONEY$:

http://www.libertydollar.org/default.asp?REFERER=NRC27938

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