Does the media have nothing else to report on?

We all understand and take seriously the threat but my concern is what is really going on in the world. When the media focuses some much time on one issue other big issues get swept under the carpet.

I received an email from friends Jef and Barbra which had an interesting article writing by Dr. Mercola.

Some interesting points:

Top global flu experts are trying to predict how dangerous the new swine flu strain will be, as it became clear that they had little information about Mexico’s outbreak. It is as yet unclear how many cases occurred in the month or so before the outbreak was detected. It’s also unknown whether the virus was mutating to be more lethal, or less.

More People Died From the Swine Flu Vaccine than Swine Flu!

To put things into perspective, malaria kills 3,000 people EVERY DAY, and it’s considered “a health problem”…  But of course, there are no fancy vaccines for malaria that can rake in billions of dollars in a short amount of time.

One Australian news source,3 for example, states that even a mild swine flu epidemic could lead to the deaths of 1.4 million people and would reduce economic growth by nearly $5 trillion dollars.

Your Fear Will Make Some People VERY Rich in Today’s Crumbling Economy

According to the Associated Press at least one financial analyst estimates up to $388 million worth of Tamiflu sales in the near future10 — and that’s without a pandemic outbreak. More than half a dozen pharmaceutical companies, including Gilead Sciences Inc., Roche, GlaxoSmithKline and other companies with a stake in flu treatments and detection, have seen a rise in their shares in a matter of days, and will likely see revenue boosts if the swine flu outbreak continues to spread.

Full read and insights here