The right wing conservative body count may get a few more victims, as both Beck and Limbaugh tell their listeners not to worry about the swine flu, and not to get immunized with Beck suggesting that the vaccine could be "deadly":
http://mediamatters.org/research/200910070043###
Beck, Limbaugh fomenting fear about H1N1 vaccineIn recent days, both Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have suggested that the H1N1 flu vaccine may be unsafe and questioned the Obama administration's recommendation that Americans get vaccinated, with Limbaugh asserting that "
ou'll be healthier" if you don't believe what the government says and Beck suggesting that the vaccine may be "deadly."
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Meanwhile, as swine cases rise, children die. The question is whether any right wing parents are swayed by Beck and Limbaugh's rants, and avoid having their children immunized:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33243503/ns/health-swine_flu
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76 U.S. children dead of swine flu as cases rise
CDC: 16 have died in past week; regular flu kills between 46 and 88 a year
ATLANTA - Health officials said Friday that 76 children in the United States have died of swine flu since April, including 16 new reports in the past week — more evidence the new virus is unusually dangerous in kids.
The regular flu kills between 46 and 88 children a year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
With swine flu cases increasing throughout most of the country, more deaths are likely, Dr. Anne Schuchat said at a press conference Friday.
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