Back to School, and Back to Swine Flu

SWINE FLU - Beware The Pandemic! by LuvataciousSkull

Fall is nearly upon us, and with it the very real, very likely, spread of the Swine Flu virus. Although I did, admittedly, chuckle at the hysteria that was being created at the time when it first came out during the last weeks of April, it is safe to say that we could be looking at a serious health risk next month.

Why do I say that? Largely due to something based on personal experience. Every year when the school year started, I got sick. It's safe to say that the germs and microbes gathered by everyone over the summer came with them, and if you weren't ready... well, you got sick.

Will we see a pandemic come from this? Will the World Health Organization turn out to be correct, that this is a real threat? Possibly. I think it's going to be just like the normal flu, but we'll see.

Helping Out Agains the Swine Flu

It's safe to say that, while this event seems to be overblown, there is reason for people to get involved, if only to help others understand what's going on out there. To that effect, I've created a flier with facts to help everyone out there. Also, 50% of all the profits from products with this image from now until May 22nd will be donated to the Red Cross.

We are currently seeing this become close to being a Level 6 Pandemic by the World Health Organization. While I think we are all over-reacting right now, I wanted to do something to try and help educate people about this, as well as help a chairty along the way.

Click Here for the Informational Flyer - Here for "Beware the Pandemic"

SWINE FLU - Beware The Pandemic! Poster

SWINE FLU - Beware The Pandemic! by LuvataciousSkull

As of 4/29/2009, Swine Flu has been upgraded to a Level 5 Disease by WHO, which is a step away from a full-blown pandemic. In the eyes of myself, and many others around the country, this entire situation is overblown and a joke. At least, hopefully its all this will be.

Swine Flu: Facts, Figures, and Complaints

First thing first: STOP BLAMING EVERYONE ELSE FOR THIS!!!!

Period! Stop! Shut up! CNN has the balls, I repeat, THE BALLS to say, "Twitter is promoting fear and terror over Swine Flu." Wish I was kidding. It's insane because you can't blame Twitter for promoting this: CNN has basically devoted 80% of their coverage to this! I've been watching CNN for a while, and all-day yesterday was just... insane.

Then you have Keith Olbermann and The Huffington Post saying that the GOP is to blame because they took anti-pandemic funding out of the Stimulus Bill. At the same time, that funding was put back into another bill.

So, that said, can we please, please, PLEASE stop blaming other people for this? Or, at least, the wrong people.

That said, the media has blown this entire story into proportions I can't believe! At this rate, you would think your watching clips from 28 Days Later, and how we must beware the "infected".

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And GAWKER has done something great and compiled this video!

In the end, we need to realize something:

This isn't worthy of this much attention, at least not yet.

The only people who have died have been people without decent health care. The chances of you or your family dying from this are incredibly low. At the same time, this entire thing has been blown incredibly out of proportion. Just wash your hands, be smart, and you'll be fine.