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Yesterday evening I was listening to the news and they as usual were speaking about the swine flu and the vaccine being available soon.

It is difficult for me to listen to the news these days.

There is so much misinformation sensationalistic reporting going on over our TV sets.

I can not help but wonder what would have happened last year if the News had reported every time someone died from the flu,or from pneumonia,or from a severe upper respiratory ailment.

 Would they have made us all take the Flu Vaccine of the time?

Why wasn't every one of these deaths reported like they have been doing with the Swine Flu? Why wasn't every infection reported?

Is it just me or does all this hype regarding the Swine Flu seem odd to ya'll?

Infants and children die every year from severe viruses that attack the lungs.

Why did we not get a number count daily of the people who were infected?

Perhaps we should send this to newspapers and other media outlets and ask a simple question,,, WHY? Why this flu and not the others?

The others have been just as deadly and in many cases more so.

So whats the deal?

From the CDC website

Seasonal influenza, commonly called "the flu," is caused by influenza viruses, which infect the respiratory tract (i.e., the nose, throat, lungs). Unlike many other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, the flu can cause severe illness and life-threatening complications in many people. The best way to prevent seasonal flu is by getting a seasonal flu vaccination each year. In the United States, on average 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu; more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from seasonal flu-related complications, and; about 36,000 people die from seasonal flu-related causes. Some people, such as older people, young children, pregnant women, and people with certain health conditions, are at high risk for serious flu complications.

If we do not spread this information beyond the Internet all is lost.

BE the News,tell your neighbors ,your friends, your co-workers. Don't be long and drawn out just state a few facts and ask a few questions like I have asked above,get them to think. Write a letter to your editor. Call your Congress person and ask them why? Call your local news channel and ask them whats the deal or e-mail them and ask. Please do not sit idly by while they do this fear mongering daily. If we do not do this we are all going to wake -up vaccinated whether we like it or not,want to or not,and our world will have changed for the worse. One more human right gone with the wind.