tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9597224.post112946275893308468..comments2023-12-16T08:22:13.053+00:00Comments on The Rik Files: Names writ in waterRikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10564300512472868098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9597224.post-1129545656924981632005-10-17T11:40:00.000+01:002005-10-17T11:40:00.000+01:00Bad news sells, Rob. Nevertheless, flu pandemics a...Bad news sells, Rob. Nevertheless, flu pandemics are part of the cycle of nature. It will come, but hopefully on the scale of the 1960s epidemic rather than the 1918 one.Rikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564300512472868098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9597224.post-1129503442175624102005-10-16T23:57:00.000+01:002005-10-16T23:57:00.000+01:00I can see why we have to treat Bird Flu seriously....I can see why we have to treat Bird Flu seriously. But I get the impression that the news media are trying to whip up hysteria in the way they are covering it - headlines like "Bird Flu Imminent" and "Over 50,000 Will Die!". I can't understand what they hope to achieve by this.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.com