WHO raises pandemic alert level over swine flu outbreak

The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert from phase four to phase five — one step short of a full-scale pandemic. Phase five is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent, a WHO representative said.

More than 90 cases of the disease have now been reported throughout the United States, and the first U.S. death attributed to swine flu was reported. Of course, Mexico is where the disease started — or so it seems — and where it continues to do the most harm. At least 150 people there have died from the disease.

Laurie Garrett, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the origin of the flu. She also discusses various government responses to the flu, including discouraging public gatherings in Mexico, slaughtering pigs in Egypt and shutting down pig farms in Jordan.

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[aos39]

BAXTER pharmaceuticals INVESTIGATED

these virus are man made google the above and read up folks, scary stuff

[Shadowball16]

Ok, I understand what to believe about this woman. She works for the Council on Foreign Relations....I think that says it all. "A New World Order is emerging" - Gordon Brown. Stay away from the vaccine...

[swyft187]

I am Gaia, so are you... if we needed such help, we would.

[CRAPCANNONS]

swyft187

why not help Gaia along and donate your organs to science?

[swyft187]

Gaia is working on the overpopulation issue...

[brufu79]

Luck and the good work of national and international authorities has been prevented a worldwide pandemic in the last decade. SARS could be contained because the symptoms arised before the patient became contagious. H5N1 has not been accumulated the mutations yet necessary for human to human transmission. H1N1 seems to be less pathogenic as thought in the beginning. It is a matter of time until a pandemic will occure. There is no overreaction of the health authorities or science community.

[Alanis333]

Thanks for the video

[bspill1]

CFR puppet

[alfredonarvaez]

Her conference at TED was lightning. Thanks for educating us at this hard time Laurie.

Alfredo, from battling Mexico City

[irwin221]

look he she works for,

the only bit i belive is the get ready, cos they gonna make sure they spread it, so we can all sit at home on the internet,listening to their crap.