Just the Facts Please

After seeing nothing but headlines indicating children dying of swine flu ( H1N1 ) I'd like to put things in perspective for you, dear readers. As you know, people who publish stories according to the maxim: "If it Bleeds - it leads", are not interested in objective journalism.

SYMPTOMS of influenza:

Fever
Headache
Cough
Sore Throat
Runny & Stuffy Nose
Extreme Fatigue
Muscle Aches
Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea ( most common in children )

DEATH STATS

816 over a total of 160 countries in one year.

In Europe: 16,556 cases with 34 deaths.

Odds are higher that you'll die from drowning in a bathtub ( 807,000/1 ) than dying of H1N1 ( 8,000,000/1 )

Regular strains of influenza kill more than 35,000 Americans a year.

BIRD FLU was supposed to wipe us out - WHO reports ( 1 June 09 ) 436 cases and 262 deaths.

SARS was supposed to kill millions and since 2003 there have been up to 167 deaths.

TUBERCULOSIS has killed 1.6 million in 2005 alone!! Where's the press?

Tamiflu ( treatment for H1N1 and bird flu ) licensed to Gilead Sciences Inc. Roche manufactures it under a license patent protection until 2016 and will not be held liable for any ill effects.

USA ordered 25 million doses at $80/course totaling $2 billion.

Chairman of Gilead between 1997 - 2001 and major stock holder : DONALD RUMSFELD former Secretary of Defense.

President Bush ordered $1.7 billion in bird flu vaccines. 14% went to Gilead. Share values rose 700% from 2005. Net income for 2nd quarter in '09 = $571.4 million.

10% on every vaccine went to Rumsfeld.

Monthly deaths due to AIDS in South Africa: 50,000
Annual deaths due to TB 80,000
Annual road fatalities 18,000
Annual murders in USA 25,000

Yet you are bombarded by nothing but H1N1 propaganda. Now you know who profits.