This flu scare is just another hypr to scam the masses.

people who are not aware would be following the news and worry only about H1N1 but forgot the real problem is also Dengue and Malaria.

The perspective of saying people are over-reacting but may be wrong?

The perspective of saying that people should react correctly?

The perspective of people are under-reacting and neglecting the necessary precautions, thereby causing the wide-spread of the virus to so many countries in such a short time?

So, is Singapore over-reacting or under-reacting, or just “ACTING”?

Lets not be mistakenly distracted.

“Depopulation should be the highest priority of U.S. foreign policy towards the Third World… Wherever a lessening of population can increase the prospects for such stability, population policy becomes relevant to resources, supplies and to the economic interests of U.S.” — National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger Nobel Peace Prize winner, National Security Memo 200, Implications of World Wide Population Growth for U.S. security & Overseas Interests” April 24, 1974.

THIS IS WHAT THE PRESENT U.S. National Security Adviser General James Jones said recently in a speech at the 45th Munich Conference on Security Policy at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof on February 8, 2009 :
“Thank you for that wonderful tribute to Henry Kissinger yesterday. Congratulations. As the most recent National Security Advisor of the United States, I TAKE MY DAILY ORDERS FROM Dr. Kissinger” , filtered down through Generaal (sic) Brent Scowcroft and Sandy Berger, who is also here. We have a chain of command in the National Security Council that exists today.

A transcript of the speech is posted on the Council on Foreign Relations website.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Jones

“Every major media outlet has reported the fact that US/UK bioterrorists have been manipulating the avian flu virus in university and Army labs. This new flu strain, one that ‘no one has ever seen,’ contains avian flu. Now, how does *that* happen?

source :
https://www.kitcomm.com/showthread.php?t=41155

By deliberately releasing a weapon lab produced virus, a number of objectives are achieved. Amongst them, political distraction and profits in the production of vaccines for certain phamacutical companies.

Rumsfeld’s growing stake in Tamiflu
Defense Secretary, ex-chairman of flu treatment rights holder, sees portfolio value growing.

October 31, 2005: 10:55 AM EST
By Nelson D. Schwartz, Fortune senior writer

“NEW YORK (Fortune) – The prospect of a bird flu outbreak may be panicking people around the globe, but it’s proving to be very good news for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other politically connected investors in Gilead Sciences, the California biotech company that owns the rights to Tamiflu, the influenza remedy that’s now the most-sought after drug in the world.”

http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/31/news/newsmakers/fortune_rumsfeld/

Now that the virus spread around the world, the ones that gained the most: the pharmaceutical companies.

Khaw acted sensibly in this case.

WHY? As the term indicates, such diseases can lead to lung infections, such as pneumonia.
A normal human being can survive without WATER or FOOD for some time.
BUT if he cannot breathe due to infected lungs ie no oxygen going to the brain, HE WILL JUST DIE !!!

2 The new H1N1 virus may be “mild” (so far) for average adults.
BUT it can be deadly to the following people:
— babies, young children
— pregnant women
— elderly folks
— those prone to asthma

3 Influenza viruses are known to be very UNPREDICTABLE.
ie mild strains can quickly “mutate” into deadly strains by itself or by “mixing” with other viruses (such as the deadly Bird Flu virus).
The Bird Flu virus is already entrenched in this region (ie our next-door neighbour Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China…).

So, more H1N1 cases in this region:
= higher risk of H1N1 virus “mixing” with the Bird Flu virus
= producing another new strain of “highly-transmissible and very-deadly” virus (which human beings have absolutely no immunity to).

Note: Bird Flu’s death rate is about 70% ie 7 out of 10 infected victims will die.

I am actually very tired of the fear mongering that is taking place. Yes, the virus could mutate, the bird flu could have been deadly. A meteor could also strike the earth. So? Shall I live in fear every single then? So far, to me it looks more like a great pharma exercise to sell their drug.
And we use the same old measures that worked for SARS but fail terribly here.

And what is the result of all the fear mongering? As the general population isn’t that smart and highly educated, they start to look for people they can blame as in the case of the poor youngster that took the MRT. People show their true faces when they demand him to be charged for man slaughter???

Others ask for a complete closure of Singapore’s borders. I highly recommend that and we shall see how long this country can survive without any issues (let’s see where we get our food from then to start with).

What do you fear mongers gain from all the faked vigilance? Don’t tell me you believe the low infection numbers. Most people don’t even bother to see a doctor with a mere mild flu. So, how do you prevent this from spreading in such a crowded city?
If the virus would be more deadly, I understand, but to freak out due to a mere mild flu?

I rather enjoy my life now and worry when we need to really worry. but worry about flu can distract better from all the blunders that we witness here every single day.

The reason is clear, there are two cases that are locally infected and official here had suspected that the virus may have mutated (just how vicious it had became is still unknown). It was in the news that WHO is considering raising the alarm level to its highest ‘level 6’ and it will be within days to decide. Hong Kong government had proposed to the legco to consider using 700million to purchase 2 million copies of the vaccine. Guess what, even with this huge amount of purchase order, they have to wait in line.

I urge people not to under estimate the damage this virus. The vaccine is in shortage and production cannot catch up with the spread. Any preventive measure is better than cure. It is not difficult to take precaution, just exercise more hygiene and wear a mask if you detect any sign of flu.

As for the BBC report, I simply think they are just bull. How much credibility does BBC journalist has