On a regular basis there is an outbreak of propaganda from politicians and drug companies and others into fear-mongering, yelling about one disease or another, coming from birds, pigs and cows. The news media grabs hold of the panic and runs with it.
Being informed is a good thing, but being indoctrinated with hype and propaganda monkeys with reason and rationale. It is scary when we imagine something is threatening the well-being of our children. And those who operate the propoganda mills very well know this; the latest being the swine flu scare and an all out campaign to shoot up innocent children with this new vaccine just out on the market.