Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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> On Mon 19 Oct 2009 07:19:12p, Dan Abel told us...
>
> > In article >,
> > Omelet > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> It's not killing any more people than the normal seasonal flu'! Please
> >> don't give in to media sensationalism. H1N1 is no big f-ing deal!
> >
> > Media sensationalism is not a good idea. We are not in a crisis. On
> > the other hand, it's serious. People in the US have already died, and
> > it's not even flu season yet. The normal seasonal flu mostly kills the
> > old and weak. H1N1, before the flu season has even hit, is killing the
> > young and healthy. So, it's not business as usual.
> >
>
> Good thing it's not 1918. It might be a lot worse. At least we have
> vaccines and more advanced medical technology now.

We have vaccines, but we also have a large crop of vaccinophobic PYVs
afraid that vaccines will give their darling hell spawn autism. If we're
lucky, perhaps the casualties will be somewhat asymmetric and will
improve the gene pool.