Comments on: Swine Flu Pandemic Threatens Global Economic Recovery http://www.moneymorning.com/2009/04/27/swine-flu-pandemic-threatens-global-economic-recovery/ Investment News Provider Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:36:16 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kt D http://www.moneymorning.com/2009/04/27/swine-flu-pandemic-threatens-global-economic-recovery/comment-page-1/#comment-21004 Kt D Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:54:20 +0000 http://www.moneymorning.com/?p=7077#comment-21004 Certainly, the swine influenza scare is intricately tied with concerns over the economy. Stocks have already fallen quite a bit in recent days, and people are largely worried about losing money at this point in time anyway (let alone, when a potential pandemic causes the stock market to fall again). While many health and FDA officials say that contact with pigs would not really be a concern in the spreading of this disease, people are still going to avoid purchasing swine and swine-containing products over the next few weeks at least. I watched an interesting video that summarizes a few of these concerns and provides a few different perspectives on this issue. Take a look: http://www.newsy.com/videos/the_world_on_swine_flu_alert/ Certainly, the swine influenza scare is intricately tied with concerns over the economy. Stocks have already fallen quite a bit in recent days, and people are largely worried about losing money at this point in time anyway (let alone, when a potential pandemic causes the stock market to fall again). While many health and FDA officials say that contact with pigs would not really be a concern in the spreading of this disease, people are still going to avoid purchasing swine and swine-containing products over the next few weeks at least. I watched an interesting video that summarizes a few of these concerns and provides a few different perspectives on this issue. Take a look:

http://www.newsy.com/videos/the_world_on_swine_flu_alert/

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