Jones Beene wrote:
Once upon a time and not so long ago, our President George W. Bush sought
to warn us the citizenry of this great land (or was he being duped by his
2nd closest buddy after Cheney) by telling us that a great pox is on the
loose in Asia, and that it will arrive to our shores this winter, and that
a minimum of 200,000 people will likely die from the avian flu . . .
This has been common knowledge for years. Bush has sought to downplay this
information, not to warn us about it. Beene may dismiss this threat, but
experts at the CDC (pals of mine) and elsewhere are *very* worried about it.
Influenza is one of the most deadly diseases. Any outbreak is a serious
matter. Most of the steps now being taken to combat avian flu will help
prevent or control other forms of influenza and other diseases. For
example, vaccine production is being modernized and sped up. Let us hope
this can be done in time.
Actually, there may be some good news on this front. It may be that many
people in the Far East who work with poultry have been infected but have
shown no symptoms. I think they are going to conduct a new study looking
for antibodies in these people.
This totally invented hoax is then used to justify the purchase of 80
million doses of Tamiflu, a worthless drug that in no way shape or form
treats the avian flu . . .
Published clinical studies indicate that it is effective. Beene should cite
a paper to back up his claim.
- Jed
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