Fact check

[oaksylph]

2,600 deaths and 330,000 non-fatal cases in one year.

No, this is not the prediction for swine flu. This is the actual number of injuries and fatalities caused by using a cellphone while driving.

Updated number of predicted cases of swine flu in the US: 1,700. Cases, not deaths. Cases.

Comments

[daffodelias]

The best response I've seen to the swine flu BS was on Twitter today. "90 people have died of swine flu and everyone's wearing a mask. Millions of people have died of AIDS and no one wants to wear a condom."