FEARMONGERING: Mainstream media ramps up bird flu coverage, creating a sense of imminent health crisis

By bellecarter // 2024-12-26

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The mainstream media is ramping up coverage of the bird flu, comparing it to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and creating a sense of imminent health crisis.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first severe case of human bird flu in the United States, involving a Louisiana resident over 65 with underlying conditions.
Critics argue that this latest health scare follows a familiar pattern seen during the COVID-19 crisis, suggesting it may be another instance of the media exaggerating a minor issue.
Independent analysts and critics claim the media and the government have a vested interest in maintaining public fear, potentially as a means of control. They question whether the timing of the bird flu scare is intended to deflect attention from other health issues.

In a manner starkly resembling the early days of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the mainstream media (MSM) has started its grand unveiling of the bird flu as the next big health crisis. The Atlantic reported that the American people should be deeply concerned. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the country's first severe case of human bird flu infection, it claimed. The patient, a Louisiana resident over the age of 65 with underlying medical conditions, is in the hospital with a severe respiratory illness and is in critical condition. "The patient's exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks has been traced," the news outlet reported. California Gov. Gavin Newsom added fuel to the fire by declaring a state of emergency after weeks of rising infections among dairy herds and people. Los Angeles public health officials confirmed that two cats died after consuming raw milk that had been recalled due to a risk of bird-flu contamination. (Related: New pandemic setup? Fear-mongering from California as Newsom declares state of 'emergency' following 'discovery' of 'bird flu' in dairy cows.)

Critics: Warnings about bird flu have been overblown

Critics are pointing out that earlier warnings regarding bird flu and H5N1 have been overblown, likely as a means of distributing bird flu vaccines "just in case." Dr. John Smith, an independent epidemiologist, echoed the same concerns: "It's no secret that the powers that be have a vested interest in keeping the population in a constant state of fear. Bird flu has all the makings of the next big scare. We shouldn't be surprised if they start peddling mutations and variants, just like they did with COVID." Analysts further raise: "Why now? What triggered this sudden media frenzy? Are we just getting ready to shift our focus away from another health scare that failed to materialize? Remember the last time we were warned about the Zika virus? Or the swine flu?" They argued that these warnings came and went, and now bird flu is the new hot topic. "We should also wonder what disease will conveniently disappear so that the bird flu panic can take center stage. It's a common tactic in the health scare playbook—create a distraction with one issue while quietly letting another slip away," most of them say. Outbreak.news has more stories similar to this. Watch the video below that talks about Newsom's declaration of a "state of emergency" in California as the latest pandemic hoax continues. This video is from the McKenna channel on Brighteon.com.

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Critics: Warnings about bird flu have been overblown

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