geauxtohell
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well, let me reiterate, the MEDIA did over hype it, likely more so than the CDCwhile i do agree that the CDC did over hype it, i dont think taking the flu shot is some huge government conspiracy to give you mind control or a bio-weapon deal
I don't think they ove-hyped it at all. The media certainly did, but they always do. The CDC, if you read what they were actually saying, was pretty pragmatic.
Also, this virus was bad. I was on a rotation and doing med-surge at the time (inpatient) and the entire floor was swamped with Flu A. We had incidents were we'd be admitting 10-15 people from the same nursing home for mini epidemics.
In the end, the CDC's preventative measures (to include simple stuff like hygiene) could be what prevented the swine flu from becoming a big problem.
As I said, it's ironic. The better they do their job, the more they are accused of being sensationalists.
i stand corrected
Oh, there was definitely hype. That's why, for matters of science, I go to the scientists and not the media. Scientists tend to be boring and "just the facts" types.
I've got to say though, In September I got to assist on an autopsy of a young man who had died of H1N1. I was only there for the anatomical part (working on the body and sectioning organs) so I never saw the complete report or the histological work, but we were seeing some novel pathologies in the body that scared the absolute shit out of me. I don't want to go into too much details, but I think that this virus in the right circumstances can be every bit as virulent and dangerous as the CDC predicted.