“This type of bogus stuff will eventually end up creating a boy cried wolf situation, in which we will no longer trust the information being provided and end up suffering as a result.”

And with this I completely agree. The media constantly hyping up every minor outbreak will do nothing but dull the reaction the public has during any serious future outbreak.

When their business model revolves around building hype to draw readers, one has to wonder if there is even much of an economic incentive for presenting the ‘clear headed sanity’. I just hope that the CDC and WHO learn to shout over and drown out the mass media during future incidents.

First, we have to give credit to the press coverage that was (is) intellectually honest and well intentioned. For example, presenting constant updates from the WHO, CDC, and other professional health officials. We need to be inundated with this type of information.

At the same time we have to call much of what happened exactly what it is: FEAR MONGERING. Inaccurate reports of confirmed cases and casualties, irrational comparisons to past epidemics, and calls for steps that are simply illogical, i.e. the pig slaughter in Egypt do not help anyone.

This type of bogus stuff will eventually end up creating a boy cried wolf situation, in which we will no longer trust the information being provided and end up suffering as a result.

Clear headed sanity, that is all I ask!