The Fear Factory on Full Throttle

But don’t panic: the antivirals, the winter plan and the vaccines will save the day.

The “Flu”: fear campaign is at full throttle: ‘Britain could be heading for the worst “flu” season on record,’ headlines the Telegraph.

Sir Jim Mackey said he expected hospitals to be “at capacity” this winter, not that surprising given they are already at capacity, with far too many patients left enduring long waits.’ Also, not that shocking, given that long waits are the norm, the waiting list has now grown to 7.41 million.

He warned recent “flu” trends across the globe could be repeated in Britain, in what would be the worst season for decades. Watch out for the “tripledemic” as a way to ratchet up the fear even more.

But those in charge are finally waking up to what the TTE office pointed out a month ago, on the 11th of October: ‘it seems influenza has already taken hold, along with all the mince pies filling the supermarket shelves.’

The government also announced that it would combat “flu” outbreaks by removing bureaucratic red tape and allowing doctors and pharmacists to prescribe…