Flesh & Stone coverage of the H1N1 pandemic
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Interviews, news and observations on the economic and political aspects of the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic.
By and large, U.S. media has shown a lack of curiosity about the economic and political aspects of the H1N1 drama.
The view from out here in the Midwest is that major commercial media considers coverage of the economic and political realities of the H1N1 pandemic story to be "conspiracy theory." This unwritten code has, of course, prevented robust investigation into the financial gains of those promoting vaccines as well as the integrity of the data and planning efforts delivered by national and international health officials.
CBS News is a notable exception for its investigation of the official numbers which, according to CBS research, are quite inflated.
CBS News Exclusive: Study Of State Results Finds H1N1 Not As Prevalent As Feared
Smaller independent news sources have filled other gaps in coverage, but smaller budgets also means a smaller pulpit.
As H1N1 news winds down and its analysis heats up, we leave you with these now and then comments by WHO Director-General Chan which demonstrate the semantic differences between "lab-confirmed" and "confirmed."
According to the WHO's lab-confirmed cases, the H1N1 virus has killed 12,799 people worldwide as of Fri. Jan. 8. That’s a much lower number than the one Chan quoted on June 11 when she made the pandemic announcement. At that time Chan said: “The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person to another, and from one country to another. As of today, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases have been reported in 74 countries.”
Linked below are other articles on the H1N1 pandemic published on Flesh & Stone. Many of the stories are by our France correspondent, Michael Cosgrove, who provided frequent reports on a society in turmoil over the vaccines.
France, Germany, Spain and Britain seek to break contracts with H1N1 vaccine suppliers
Monitoring neurological effects of H1N1 vaccine and other neurology news
Family practice physicians discuss the uproar over H1N1 vaccinations in France
H1N1 France: From vaccine refusal to riot police in just 7 days
Online poll draws invective comments against H1N1 vaccination of children
France gears up for H1N1 vaccination of military personnel
Obama declares H1N1 a national emergency and other flu news
H1N1 (swine flu): 'Menace or media hype?'
Interview: Science journalist files suit alleging H1N1 ‘swine flu’ a hoax to sell vaccines
Vaccine market expected to double by 2013
FDA highlights flu opportunists and other flu news
H1N1 vaccine makers granted immunity and other flu news
1 in 6 health workers unlikely to respond in pandemic flu emergency and other flu news
H1N1 is spreading faster in France than elsewhere in Europe
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