From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=35500 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Oi9Qz-0004PH-Hh for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:13:23 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OhpFP-00027i-Dk for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:40:01 -0400 Received: from saturn.os.pl ([94.23.226.202]:50459 helo=poczta.os.pl) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OhpFP-00026w-6R for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:39:59 -0400 From: Jeremy Sup Date: 07 Aug 2010 21:05:08 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_aS96xdKn_AyxlVaFW_MA" Message-Id: Subject: [Qemu-devel] Towards common sense List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org ------=_aS96xdKn_AyxlVaFW_MA Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Towards common sense The commotion surrounding vaccinations used for waging political battles=20 will eventually turn against communities. The 1918-1919 flu pandemic, nicknamed =93the Spanish flu=94, was also caused= by=20 the A/H1N1 swine flu virus. Its first wave had a similar course to the=20 current incidence of disease. In spring 1918, the first wave of the=20 pandemic hit. Although highly contagious, it did not bring with it a=20 significant death rate. The second outbreak, which commenced in September=20= 1918, was marked by an incredibly high number of fatalities, whilst the=20 third took place in 1919. The course of the current A/H1N1 pandemic without a great number of=20 fatalities (if one can describe the death of 20,000 people in such a way)=20= is not conducive to a rational assessment of the preventive vaccination=20 programme. For many politicians, populism and the desire to win over voters= =20 are the only determinants of their actions. Such politicians prey on the=20 low awareness on the part of society, which notices only events, and=20 imagining what could potentially happen is outside their visible realm.=20 Also, a lack of knowledge about the course of the =93Spanish flu=94 pandemic= of=20 1918-1919 and its death toll, estimated at between 50 million and 100=20 million people, is not conducive to preventive vaccinations. If an anti-vaccination attitude is reinforced in social beliefs, then the=20= future may see the deaths of millions of people as a result of abandoning=20= general preventive vaccinations. The message to inform people of the risk=20= carried by an influenza pandemic is an important one. Let us hope that the= =20 situation will be different from the regularity, which often accompanies=20 capital markets, where world crunches occur within cycles every few decades= =20 or so, and awareness of the threat dies with the generation. We find ourselves in a place and time where the future of mankind=92s=20 existence in the conflict with mortal viruses is clinched. Let us stop the= =20 feverish bus ride, fed with political populism and short-sighted electoral= =20 perspective. Let us look at the warning signs, which mankind encountered in= =20 his path in the years 1918-1919. If you believe that it is worthwhile doing something for the common good,=20= then forward this appeal to others or link to: www.right-to-health.org so=20= that the information has a chance to spread. We are the ones who can=20 influence whether common sense prevails. Sense is sometimes in the minority and loses out to populism, but let us=20 not give up just yet! ------=_aS96xdKn_AyxlVaFW_MA Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Towards common se= nse

The commotion surroundi= ng=20 vaccinations used for waging political battles will eventually turn against= =20 communities.

The 1918-1919 flu pandemic= ,=20 nicknamed “the Spanish flu”, was also caused by the A/H1N1 swine= flu virus. Its=20 first wave had a similar course to the current incidence of disease. In spri= ng=20 1918, the first wave of the pandemic hit. Although highly contagious, it did= not=20 bring with it a significant death rate. The second outbreak, which commenced= in=20 September 1918, was marked by an incredibly high number of fatalities, whils= t=20 the third took place in 1919.

The course of the current = A/H1N1=20 pandemic without a great number of fatalities (if one can describe the death= of=20 20,000 people in such a way) is not conducive to a rational assessment of th= e=20 preventive vaccination programme. For many politicians, populism and the des= ire=20 to win over voters are the only determinants of their actions. Such politici= ans=20 prey on the low awareness on the part of society, which notices only events,= and=20 imagining what could potentially happen is outside their visible realm. Also= , a=20 lack of knowledge about the course of the “Spanish flu” pandemic= of 1918-1919=20 and its death toll, estimated at between 50 million and 100 million people, = is=20 not conducive to preventive vaccinations.

If an anti-vaccination att= itude is=20 reinforced in social beliefs, then the future may see the deaths of millions= of=20 people as a result of abandoning general preventive vaccinations. The messag= e to=20 inform people of the risk carried by an influenza pandemic is an important o= ne.=20 Let us hope that the situation will be different from the regularity, which= =20 often accompanies capital markets, where world crunches occ= ur=20 within cycles every few decades or so, and awareness of the threat dies with= the=20 generation.

We find ourselves in a pla= ce and=20 time where the future of mankind’s existence in the conflict with mort= al viruses=20 is clinched. Let us stop the feverish bus ride, fed with political populism = and=20 short-sighted electoral perspective. Let us look at the warning signs, which= =20 mankind encountered in his path in the years 1918-1919.

If you believe that it is = worthwhile=20 doing something for the common good, then forward this appeal to other= s or=20 link to: www.right-to-health.org<= /a> so that the information has a chance to spread. We are the ones who = can=20 influence whether common sense prevails.

Sense is sometimes in t= he=20 minority and loses out to populism, but let us not give up just yet!<= /i>

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