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<\/span><\/a>For those who thought we were supposed to be terrified of something,<\/span> but couldn\u2019t quite put a finger on what, the WHO has reminded us <\/span>that there is a H1N1 pandemic by essentially canceling it.<\/span><\/a> Not to make light of those who died from the virus, as any such death is a tragedy. But when placed against annual deaths to the tune of half a million due to normal flu, the great pandemic of the ages simply didn\u2019t match the havoc and chaos caused by the hype of yet another global catastrophe. Some day there actually will be a pandemic or emergency, and people will have become immune<\/span> to the warnings because of annual \u2018we\u2019re all going to die!\u2019 drills. Anyone ever hear of the story of the<\/span> boy who<\/span> cried wolf?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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