A Slow News Week?
I may be terribly off base but after watching many different news channels and reading several online news sources, I am getting the feeling that the media is blowing the swine flu emergency way out of proportion in an effort to get viewers during an otherwise slow news week. Yes, it is terrible but it can be controlled, relatively, with good hygiene and it can be cured. The death rate in the US so far is 0 (and hopefully it stays this way). I know how the media likes to scare people and after watching the TV this morning, I think this is exactly what they are doing. I recently read that while the news reports show that 152 of 1600 cases in Mexico resulted in death, the numbers are likely off. There is speculation that the disease is much milder and much more widespread than originally thought and if so, there may have been 10,000 or even 100,000 cases in Mexico that were not reported. A friend did share an interesting video with me this morning - it is about the importance of coughing and sneezing into fabric instead of your hand - and is meant to be funny. At this time where there is so much interest in swine flu, it might be an open door for educating others about the importance of hand-washing at all times - and not just during this swine flu scare. To see the video, click the play button below: