Epidemiologist speaks out against SF pandemic - awesome interview

[anewmama]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...637119,00.html

[newmum35]

WOW... now THAT Was an excellent piece! Loved the title 'A Whole Industry Is Waiting For A Pandemic'

In it, I FINALLY found the answer to something I had been wondering about for some time now... exactly what changed when the WHO changed its definition of "pandemic" not long before swine flu was declared pandemic.

SPIEGEL: Do you think the WHO declared a pandemic prematurely?

Jefferson: Don't you think there's something noteworthy about the fact that the WHO has changed its definition of pandemic? The old definition was a new virus, which went around quickly, for which you didn't have immunity, and which created a high morbidity and mortality rate. Now the last two have been dropped, and that's how swine flu has been categorized as a pandemic.

Whoever was in charge of that decision, in my opinion should be fired! lol They need to change it back to the way it was to restore any faith in the WHO, if its not too late. (hmm.. maybe they'll think about doing that after they make a fortune on the vaccine this coming winter!)

That's what really gets my goat about this whole thing. The fact that there just is no high morbidity or mortality rate, yet they are pushing the world to take this new vax, talk about mandatory vaxing etc. I know something is up, and I hope its all just about money and not more sinister plans. Still, if they get away with this there is no telling what they will try in the future. This still has me concerned, I am quite sure the vax will do more harm than good.

[luminesce]

Great article. Thanks. I loved the part about hand washing. It is the single most overlooked and simple disease prevention tool that we have.

[13Sandals]

awesome info - thank you for posting!

I didn't know the WHO had changed its pandemic definition!

and I love the explanation of the poorly derived seasonal flu death estimates!!

[Juvysen]

Thanks! i've passed it on.

[xmasbaby7]

What a sensible sounding guy. Too bad he isn't making more decisions...

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