Monthly Archives: October 2009

Death in Tibet

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

Today, Mainland China has reported its first death due to the new H1N1 virus… in the Tibet Autonomous Region. An 18 year old woman died Lhasa, population 474,000. 1 death has been reported in Macao, population 549,000. 24 deaths have … Continue reading →

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It’s not over in South America

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

Although much of South America is in the Southern Hemisphere, not all of it is. Most of Colombia is in the Northern Hemisphere. Their flu deaths have not stopped. From Colombia Reports, October 6, 2009 Colombian authorities anounced Tuesday that … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Tamiflu?

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

There have been a number of recent stories describing people who died because they were not given Tamiflu in time. They did not meet the CDC’s guidelines: they weren’t sick enough, not in the right demographic group etc. I had … Continue reading →

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“YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME. HA HA HA!!”

Posted on October 4, 2009 by

Let’s leave aside geopolitical considerations for the moment and consider what would happen if a country wanted to use gene synthesis to create an untraceable highly lethal, highly infectious virus, which, as I described in my blog yesterday, is eminently … Continue reading →

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World conquest at 39 cents a base

Posted on October 3, 2009 by

Pssst. Want to conquer the world? I can tell you how and it will only cost you 39 cents a base. But first some background. Recombinant DNA launched the Biotechnology revolution in the 1970’s. There were three key methods. The … Continue reading →

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Dr. Schuchat has nothing to say

Posted on October 2, 2009 by

From the CDC Weekly 2009 H1N1 Flu Media Briefing, October 1, 2009 [hat-tip, Pixie] Robert Bazell: You went into this in the beginning, but I think it’s something we’ve heard a lot about. And because of the stories we do … Continue reading →

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