Monday, May 08, 2006

Birdstorm Update

Reuters exclaims -
Experts fear bird flu movie may spur panic
I was thinking the exact same thing. Except I was thinking that the panic would stem from the terrible plot and atrocious acting. From the article -
"I worry that this could very well be portrayed by many as ultimate example of sensationalism..."
Funny, I thought the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) has the market on that one.

The Real Effect

What is frightening is the following information -
Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt has been holding meetings in the 50 states and territories to convince businesses, educators and individuals to prepare for a pandemic that could throw 40 percent of the workforce out of action for weeks on end.

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Calvin Johnson and state Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff announced the launch of their Web site, http://www.pandemicflu.state.pa.us/, to coincide with the TV film.
So what we have is a non event that is being turned into a cataclysmic TV event that is piggybacked by the government. Now that's good policy...

Until tomorrow...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey, where's all the juicy news? You honestly need to get your priorities straight here...your fans are getting restless.