Why is the media making such a big deal about the swine flu ?

Posted: May 31st, 2009 | Filed under: Acute Ilnesses | Tags: People, Unemployment Rate, Us Population | 10 Comments »

FRANCO II asked:


We have only lost one person in Texas due to this flu. However, every year we lose thousands of people due to regular flu in the US. So why is the swine flu so important ? Why are we so afraid ? There must be other reasons why the media is focusing on the swine flu, alarming the people in the process, scaring the elderly unnecessarily and creating panic among the US population ? Maybe the media is trying to distract us from other problems going on in the US, like the high unemployment rate, tax increases and worsening stock market ?

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