actually mr. punch, there have only been 7 confirmed deaths in Mexico city that are related to the swine flu.
THe other deaths that somehow got lumped in there, no doubt by yet more shoddy reporting and the increasing low standard of what passes for journalism these days, are not related to swine flu.
There are 20 to 30 THOUSAND deaths a year in the USA from influenza of all strains.
Does that panic any of you? You have a better chance of dying in a car crash.
Wash your hands! That's about all you need to do.
I was listening to the radio on my commute this morning and the guy says "we have been told not to use the word pandemic but now that the WHO has raised the level to 5 we can!"
The very fact that this "journalist broadcaster" is "told" what he can and cannot say makes that media outlet suspect.
One thing is for sure, the mainstream media are not actually journalists anymore and perhaps haven't been for some time. they are definitely being guided in what to say in order to serve an agenda and that agenda is of course profit and ratings.
The only thing sickening is the mass medias handling of this. They are unworthy.