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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
*grumble* Some ass is going around the neighborhood putting home printer printed notes in everyones mailbox suggesting outright the squalene is going to give you Gulf War Syndrome. It was in there when I got home. Had I been home I would have held him for trespassing.
When some kid dies because their parents were afraid to get the vaccine because of these anti-government scare-mongers, I think they need to be charged with murder. I usually have no problem with conspiracy theorists - 9/11 was an inside job, the government is implanting us with tracking devices, the reason we switched to digital television is because the government put microchips in all the set top boxes to listen to our conversations. They are funny and make me laugh. BUT THIS ONE IS GOING TO COST LIVES. People are going to DIE because of this fear mongering. And it pisses me off.
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Luckily, due to the relatively milder symptoms of this strain the number of deaths likely won't be catastrophically high. However, the financial strain on the medical system could be (and likely will be) crippling. Talking to numerous family physicians, many clinics are functioning at well over 100% capacity. This will cost the government huge sums of money and will be worsened by the complications suffered by patients with chronic conditions being unable to see their primary care physicians.
I'm not sure how many people read the "Wired" magazine link posted earlier in the thread, but when did it come into style to discount the opinions of experts in their particular fields. If I want my taxes done, I have a CA do them; if I need to go to court, I hire a lawyer; but god forbid I trust physicians with decades of training when it comes to our health.