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Old 11-18-2009, 10:12 PM
 
Location: El Cajon, CA
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Whatever happened to SARS?
What about the bird flu?
Why do they just decide the animal flus are more deadly?

Do any of you know how many people die of the traditional common flu every year?

If I am incorrect with my doubts and my lungs begin to fill with blood I may just end it with a bullet as bloody lungs seems to be the worst way to die ever.
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Old 11-18-2009, 10:27 PM
 
Location: Sherman Oaks, CA
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And now for a more balanced view:

Swine flu and panic in Ukraine | UN Dispatch (http://www.undispatch.com/node/9160 - broken link)
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Old 11-18-2009, 10:37 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Whatever happened to SARS?
What about the bird flu?
Why do they just decide the animal flus are more deadly?

Do any of you know how many people die of the traditional common flu every year?

If I am incorrect with my doubts and my lungs begin to fill with blood I may just end it with a bullet as bloody lungs seems to be the worst way to die ever.
I don't know what happened to SARS.

The bird flu was not very transmissable to humans.

This flu is a new flu virus and few people have immunity (some over 65 do).

About 36,000 die of flu and respiratory disease combined in a given year. With seasonal flu, most deaths are to people over 65 (up in the 90% range).
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Old 11-18-2009, 10:51 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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About 36,000 die of flu and respiratory disease combined in a given year. With seasonal flu, most deaths are to people over 65 (up in the 90% range).
That 36K number is based on statistical modelling by the CDC and was done in 2003.

CDC - Seasonal Influenza (Flu) - Q & A: Questions and Answers Regarding Estimating Deaths from Influenza in the United States
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Old 11-18-2009, 10:54 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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True. I am aware of its limitations, but it's time to go to bed, not talk epidemiology.
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Old 11-18-2009, 10:56 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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And now for a more balanced view:

Swine flu and panic in Ukraine | UN Dispatch (http://www.undispatch.com/node/9160 - broken link)
Balanced but hemmoraging in the lungs wasn't typical in other countries..even with no vaccine available.

Does make you wonder if this thing has mutated.
Hemmoraging in the lungs was also in the 1918 flu and a cause of death.
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Old 11-19-2009, 08:00 AM
 
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Dont worry Obumer will bring them to the U.S. along with the other illegals that he is going to give amnesty too....Whats another 1.3 million.....

ha ha, prove it, 2 faced John McAmnesty would have done more..
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Old 11-19-2009, 07:05 PM
 
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The UN never tells the whole truth unless they can get some money or power.
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Old 11-19-2009, 08:23 PM
 
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From a recent movie line: "When they say not to worry is when you panic"......
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Old 11-19-2009, 08:47 PM
 
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You have to ask:

1. Is the virus man-made or from nature?
2. If man-made, why make it?
3. If man-made, was it accidentally released or intentionally released?
4. If intentionally released, why do so?
5. If intentionally released, who are the targets?

Because it is interesting that the targets are young people and pregnant women, who are the very segment of population that the vaccine is targetting. What better way to depopulate or test depopulation than to target these 2 groups? The old are older and will die anyway. So skim off the young and those having babies.

I'm speculating...because it just doesn't spell natural or accidental to me.
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