Then v Now.
Nov 2009, Swine Flu, vaxes, 'resistent variants'
https://youtu.be/I9100–nCTw
Pharma made 18 billion in profits. But most doses of the govt bought vaxes expired because of low take-up by the public. So billions for basically a marketing scheme.
But look at the video and contrast with this past year and half.
Swine Flu hoax
'the calm before the storm'
Nations urge WHO to change criteria for pandemic, MAY 2009
https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/nations-urge-who-to-change-criteria-for-pandemic/
Dozens of countries urged the World Health Organization to change its criteria for declaring a pandemic,saying the agency must consider how deadly a virus is – not just how far it spreads across the globe.
Fearing a swine flu pandemic declaration could spark mass panic and economic devastation,Britain,Japan,China and others asked the global body on Monday to tread carefully before raising its alert. Some cited the costly and potentially risky consequences,such as switching from seasonal to pandemic vaccine,even though the virus so far appears to be mild.
Although no formal changes were made Monday,WHO said it would listen to its members’ requests.
“We need to give you and your team more flexibility as to whether we move to phase 6,” Britain’s Health Secretary Alan Johnson told WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan,a public health veteran who has made combatting the outbreak her top priority since the new virus appeared in North America last month.
Chan warned that swine flu could pose a grave threat to humanity even though the fatality rate is low,with 76 known deaths out of 8,829 confirmed cases in 40 countries. That total does not include Greece,which reported its first confirmed case on Monday.
“This virus may have given us a grace period,but we do not know how long this grace period will last,” Chan said. “No one can say whether this is just the calm before the storm.”
WHO chief Chan noted that the disease could combine with other flu strains,including the lethal H5N1 bird flu virus which hasn’t spread much among humans.
The signal for starting pandemic vaccine production has yet to be given,but it is essential that countries use their stockpiles of drugs wisely,she said. WHO has said two anti-viral drugs,Tamiflu and Relenza,have been effective against the new swine flu.
“It is absolutely essential that countries do not squander these precious resources through poorly targeted measures,” Chan said.