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Swine flu: The Pandemic That Never Was
Date: 18/06/10
Keywords: H1N1 flu virus, Tamiflu, Vaccination, Swine Flu, World Health Organisation (WHO), pandemic
Regular readers of the Daily Health alert will know that from the onset of the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic outbreak, we smelled something very fishy...
Recently two new 'damning' reports about the Swine flu pandemic have been published
Pandemic scares like these have become an all too familiar scenario which eventually blows up in the faces of their proclaimers. You can only cry wolf so many times!
Almost a year ago, Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the Swine flu H1N1 pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6. As it turned out, this pandemic never actually transpired.
The WHO still gives ‘Weekly update’ figures on their website. The worldwide total numbers of H1N1 deaths stand at 17,853. In relation to the annual Seasonal influenza figures, which are between 250,000 to 500,000 deaths, H1N1 death figures are approximately only 5 per cent of those expected annually for Seasonal flu.
Where there is smoke...
No wonder many people are questioning why the threat of H1N1 was blown completely out of proportion.
Regular readers of the Daily Health alert will know that from the onset of the H1N1 outbreak, we smelled something very fishy...
Turns out, we were right all along and in fact, there is a whole lot of fish to fry...
Recently two new 'damning' reports about the Swine flu pandemic have been published:
The first report, published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, reveals that the WHO guidance issued in 2004 was authored by three scientists who had previously received payment for other work from Roche, which makes Tamiflu, and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), manufacturer of Relenza – one of the flu vaccines developed during the pandemic scare.
The WHO has come under serious scrutiny for not disclosing this conflict of interest. There are also serious moral and ethical issues at play, especially when scientists acting as advisors to government practice, are allowed to remain on the payroll of pharmaceutical companies. After all, pharmaceutical companies stand to gain the most from a pandemic. City analysts say that drug companies banked more than £4.8bn as governments stockpiled vaccines...
The second report, published by the Council of Europe, damned the handling of the H1N1 pandemic by the WHO, EU agencies and national governments as a “waste of large sums of public money.” It also says that the reaction to the H1N1 outbreak by these groups was unjustified and that their scare-mongering resulted in a distortion of public health priorities.
The pig that never flu
MP Paul Flynn, a member of the Council of Europe Health Committee, who prepared the report, said: “The tentacles of drug company influence are in all levels in the decision- making process…” He also said there was “overwhelming evidence that the seriousness of the pandemic was vastly overrated by WHO” and that “this was a pandemic that never really was”. He described the vaccination programme as “placebo medicine on a large scale.”
Damning reports like these certainly won’t do government agencies any favours and it will only push the public’s dwindling vote of confidence further down. Especially since the exaggerated threat of H1N1 swine flu and the massive overspend by governments on vaccinations make it look as if the stage was set all along to line the pockets of pharmaceutical giants and their accomplices... Let’s not forget the Avian flu pandemic of 2006, which also never amounted to much.
Pandemic scares like these have become an all too familiar scenario which eventually blows up in the faces of their proclaimers. You can only cry wolf so many times!
Time for change
It’s time for a few big changes.
To start with, let’s see greater transparency and better governance in public health. Let’s implement a safeguard against undue influences by companies or corporations who have vested interests.
Talking about vested interests, how about setting up a public fund to support independent research, trials and expert advice.
Last but not the least, let’s get the media moguls to commit to a closer collaboration with reliable and accurate resources to avoid sensationalism and scaremongering in the public health domain...
In an ideal world you may be thinking...
But, if Paul Flynn and the European Committee get their way, that is exactly what will happen, since the committee has put forward these urgent recommendations. I, for one, am backing this with all my weight. This way, the next time someone cries wolf, we’ll all know there really is a wolf among the flock and not a drug-pusher dressed in sheep’s clothing.
Swine Flu: Related Reading
Swine Flu Pandemic and Vaccines Under Investigation
Swine Flu Vaccination Dangers
Swine Flu: Did You Survive The First Week Of This ‘Pandemic’?
Sources:
‘PACE Health Committee denounces ‘unjustified scare’ of Swine Flu, waste of public money’ published online by the Council of Europe 04.06.10, https://wcd.coe.int
‘Report condemns swine flu experts' ties to big pharma’ by Randeep Ramesh, published online 04.06.10, guardian.co.uk
Swine flu: BMJ investigation confirms WHO experts in pay of ‘pharma’ published online 10.06.10, anh-europe.org
Back to topThe WHO still gives ‘Weekly update’ figures on their website. The worldwide total numbers of H1N1 deaths stand at 17,853. In relation to the annual Seasonal influenza figures, which are between 250,000 to 500,000 deaths, H1N1 death figures are approximately only 5 per cent of those expected annually for Seasonal flu.
Where there is smoke...
No wonder many people are questioning why the threat of H1N1 was blown completely out of proportion.
Regular readers of the Daily Health alert will know that from the onset of the H1N1 outbreak, we smelled something very fishy...
Turns out, we were right all along and in fact, there is a whole lot of fish to fry...
Recently two new 'damning' reports about the Swine flu pandemic have been published:
The first report, published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, reveals that the WHO guidance issued in 2004 was authored by three scientists who had previously received payment for other work from Roche, which makes Tamiflu, and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), manufacturer of Relenza – one of the flu vaccines developed during the pandemic scare.
The WHO has come under serious scrutiny for not disclosing this conflict of interest. There are also serious moral and ethical issues at play, especially when scientists acting as advisors to government practice, are allowed to remain on the payroll of pharmaceutical companies. After all, pharmaceutical companies stand to gain the most from a pandemic. City analysts say that drug companies banked more than £4.8bn as governments stockpiled vaccines...
The second report, published by the Council of Europe, damned the handling of the H1N1 pandemic by the WHO, EU agencies and national governments as a “waste of large sums of public money.” It also says that the reaction to the H1N1 outbreak by these groups was unjustified and that their scare-mongering resulted in a distortion of public health priorities.
The pig that never flu
MP Paul Flynn, a member of the Council of Europe Health Committee, who prepared the report, said: “The tentacles of drug company influence are in all levels in the decision- making process…” He also said there was “overwhelming evidence that the seriousness of the pandemic was vastly overrated by WHO” and that “this was a pandemic that never really was”. He described the vaccination programme as “placebo medicine on a large scale.”
Damning reports like these certainly won’t do government agencies any favours and it will only push the public’s dwindling vote of confidence further down. Especially since the exaggerated threat of H1N1 swine flu and the massive overspend by governments on vaccinations make it look as if the stage was set all along to line the pockets of pharmaceutical giants and their accomplices... Let’s not forget the Avian flu pandemic of 2006, which also never amounted to much.
Pandemic scares like these have become an all too familiar scenario which eventually blows up in the faces of their proclaimers. You can only cry wolf so many times!
Time for change
It’s time for a few big changes.
To start with, let’s see greater transparency and better governance in public health. Let’s implement a safeguard against undue influences by companies or corporations who have vested interests.
Talking about vested interests, how about setting up a public fund to support independent research, trials and expert advice.
Last but not the least, let’s get the media moguls to commit to a closer collaboration with reliable and accurate resources to avoid sensationalism and scaremongering in the public health domain...
In an ideal world you may be thinking...
But, if Paul Flynn and the European Committee get their way, that is exactly what will happen, since the committee has put forward these urgent recommendations. I, for one, am backing this with all my weight. This way, the next time someone cries wolf, we’ll all know there really is a wolf among the flock and not a drug-pusher dressed in sheep’s clothing.
Swine Flu: Related Reading
Swine Flu Pandemic and Vaccines Under Investigation
Swine Flu Vaccination Dangers
Swine Flu: Did You Survive The First Week Of This ‘Pandemic’?
Sources:
‘PACE Health Committee denounces ‘unjustified scare’ of Swine Flu, waste of public money’ published online by the Council of Europe 04.06.10, https://wcd.coe.int
‘Report condemns swine flu experts' ties to big pharma’ by Randeep Ramesh, published online 04.06.10, guardian.co.uk
Swine flu: BMJ investigation confirms WHO experts in pay of ‘pharma’ published online 10.06.10, anh-europe.org
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