There have now been eight confirmed cases of Swine Flu in the UK, causing a mass frenzy in the media and the public. The government are doing everything they can to modify the threat of more cases, by new advertising campaigns and guidance packs handed out to every home in the country.
Considering, there is a pandemic like this every few years, (bird flu, etc.) it is likely that the effects of this will be the same. So the media "hyping" the situation is causing people to panic over something that probably won't affect them as there are millions of people in the country with only eight confirmed cases so far.
Certain groups in society are also more in danger if they are infected, such as elderly, young children etc. and it is also stated that all definite cases of Swine Flu have been treated and the patients are responding well.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8026121.stm
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