tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post3296091812418396167..comments2024-03-18T15:55:14.212-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Well, THIS is not encouragingFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-69542761289295245482009-11-19T03:16:43.297-08:002009-11-19T03:16:43.297-08:00as inconceivable as dioxin contaminated soup?as inconceivable as dioxin contaminated soup?Wee Jocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-45193129602031783422009-11-16T12:35:18.939-08:002009-11-16T12:35:18.939-08:00True enough, normal flue whacks a lot of people. ...True enough, normal flue whacks a lot of people. My problems with this apparent strain are two:<br />1. How accurate is the reporting? Over-counting for some reason, or maybe under because they don't want the real numbers to get out?<br />2. Anytime a virus or two does something like this, it worries me.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-75674824919551639582009-11-16T10:32:29.426-08:002009-11-16T10:32:29.426-08:00The death toll has reached 189 and more than 1 mil...<i>The death toll has reached 189 and more than 1 million people have been infected, </i><br /><br />189 deaths out of 1,000,000 cases is not a particularly serious strain of flu. Normal seasonal flu strains kill more than that.wolfwalkernoreply@blogger.com