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Old 11-24-2009, 02:11 PM   #1170
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Originally Posted by Jonrox View Post
And that's because enough people aren't dying from it. It was over-hyped and overblown, and when the body count didn't pile up like they said it would, it's no longer a story and it's just the flu.
It's possible that the hype caused people to change their behaviours (washing hands more, getting vaccinated) preventing massive numbers of deaths. Media hype saved our lives!
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