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Creating a false vaccine flu shortage to scare people into wanting it

Lone Simonsen is Research Professor and Research Director in the Department of Global Health.

COHEN: Well, it’s an interesting question, though. Would you be against mandating?

SIMONSEN: Well, I think this is very interesting because, I mean, especially for the health-care worker example. I mean, there are many, many good reasons why health care workers should be considering [...]

UK unemployment hits 14-year high of 2.38m

Unemployment climbed by a record 281,000 to hit 2.38 million in the three months to May, the highest level since October 1995.

The bigger-than-expected jump in unemployment, which includes those not claiming jobless benefits, is the largest rise since records began in 1971.

The jobless rate has climbed to 7.6 per cent — the highest since January 1997.

However, [...]

The Economics of Swine Flu

Source/Full Story:: Swine flu outbreak dampens economy hopes, markets | Reuters
An outbreak of swine flu dampened tentative hopes for the global economy, sending markets lower on Monday and analysts fear a possible pandemic could force countries further into recession.
The virus, a new strain of swine flu, has killed 103 people in Mexico and spread [...]

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