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To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (39051)	10/12/2005 1:42:06 PM
From: NOW	Respond to of 116555

i agree. marketing, and use of fear for political ends.

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (39051)	10/12/2005 2:20:20 PM
From: nonrev	Respond to of 116555

Is the fear of Bird flu out of proportion? Caution, attention and some preparation would seem prudent... • “The likelihood of a human flu pandemic is very high, US Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said as he begin a tour of south-east Asia to co-ordinate plans to combat bird flu”. Oct 11 2005 …………………. • “The World Health Organization has issued a dramatic warning that bird flu will trigger an international pandemic that could kill up to seven million people” The influenza pandemic could occur anywhere from next week to the coming years, WHO said. "There is no doubt there will be another pandemic," Klaus Stohr of the WHO Global Influenza Program said on the sidelines of a regional bird flu meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.” 31 Dec 2004 …………………. • “It's only a matter of time, says virologist Klaus Stöhr, PhD, DVM, project leader for the WHO Global Influenza Program. We are in a situation where we simply have to deal with uncertainties on when this will happen — not whether this will happen or not," Stöhr said yesterday in a news conference. "We believe a pandemic will happen, but we don't know when and also [we don't know] the severity of the event." 23 May 2005 ………………. • “We at WHO believe that the world is now in the gravest possible danger of a pandemic,” Dr. Shigeru Omi, the WHO’s Western Pacific regional director, said Wednesday. He said the world is “now overdue” for an influenza pandemic, since mass epidemics have occurred every 20 to 30 years. It has been nearly 40 years since the last one.” 23 Feb 2005 nonrev