Flu epidemics are the new media hypes.  If fact, there have been so many hyped flu epidemics that I can’t even remember them all.

The first flu epidemic to be hyped was the Swine Flu back in the 70’s.  As a member of the Army National Guard, I was required to get vaccinated against this flu.  I guess it was so that we could help pick up all of the bodies of those whose died from the Swine Flue.  But, it never materialized.

Then there was the Hong Kong flu and the bird flu and the Asian flu.  I can’t even remember all of the flues that, according to the media, were going to wipe out the worlds population.

And while I get a flu shot every year, I ignore the media and their latest flu epidemics.