1. joncrowley: jayparkinsonmd: The last 300 days: 50, 182,850 worldwide deaths 5,850 deaths from H1N1 (via Michæl.Paukner) Perspective is great, but let’s look at this honestly. Yes, you have a greater chance of dying from a car accident, or cancer, or cardiovascular disease. But there’s also a vaccine for H1N1. So, you know, I’ll put more stock in these graphical representations of ‘it won’t kill you’ when the cancer vaccine, heart attack vaccine, and car accident vaccine become available.

    joncrowley:

    jayparkinsonmd:

    The last 300 days:

    50, 182,850 worldwide deaths

    5,850 deaths from H1N1

    (via Michæl.Paukner)

    Perspective is great, but let’s look at this honestly. Yes, you have a greater chance of dying from a car accident, or cancer, or cardiovascular disease. But there’s also a vaccine for H1N1. So, you know, I’ll put more stock in these graphical representations of ‘it won’t kill you’ when the cancer vaccine, heart attack vaccine, and car accident vaccine become available.

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  3. cflee reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    Here’s a little dose of perspective that the mass media desperately needs. Not new, yes, but it’s still sorely missing.
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  5. howatto-izu-disu reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    We should be freaking out more about heart disease and cancer.
  6. metabiblio reblogged this from squarethecircle and added:
    Ok, before we let the red skull and black background scare us, let’s look at some stats: Cause of death rank: 7th...
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    1 badass graphic.
  10. braincelldissections reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    interesting perspective.
  11. realfaustus reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    How many people have died...the regular (seasonal) flu, in the past 300 days?
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  13. joncrowley reblogged this from jayparkinsonmd and added:
    Perspective is great, but let’s look at this honestly. Yes, you have a greater chance of dying
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