According to a government report November 24th, Ukraine deaths from the flu stand at 397 and this wave seems to be leveling off. However, the government statistics have contradicted those of an independent laboratory that was recently shut down by the government. The fatality rate of the virus in the Ukraine has been estimated by some infectious disease experts to be between 0.5% to 0.7% and possibly growing.
Some Shocking Facts Confirmed
Just before the second strain of the H1N1 hit Ukraine, there were reports of low flying planes and helicopters spraying a dust-like substance over the regions that would become most infected by what doctors began labeling as "parainfluenza" with "collapsed lungs” while others noted burned out lungs and called it “the black lung plague.” I tried to verify the plane/helicopter story here in Ukraine and, sure enough, people I know and trust said they saw a TV news report showing home made videos of helicopters spraying a dust-like substance in the sky in Western Ukraine. This was before the media-blackout on the subject.
On top of the global financial crisis we now have a global pandemic and life is getting more complicated. For the average person, this present flu pandemic seems like a no-win situation. Either one can take his or her chances with an untested vaccine, with questionable ingredients, or one can take chances by facing a potentially deadly virus without a vaccine. There’s a need for wisdom and not all answers can be found in a Google search. The good news is that there is a true source of wisdom, much more reliable than the TV talking heads or political weblogs. That source is God. God gave Solomon incredible wisdom when He prayed for it and the same can be true for us today. Not only that, the same God who gives wisdom also gives inner peace and joy regardless of the circumstances.
I have been kind of alarmed by the speed at which H1N1 (or some kind of viral cousin) seems to be spreading in Ukraine. In the span of about a week 60 people died. As of today, it is believed a total of 67 people have died from infections related the virus and pneumonia, which may be a side effect of the flu. Lviv, in the West, is the worst hit city but the virus seems to be spreading quickly. This morning I read an article about the high attack rate of the virus in Romania and they compared it to the situation in Ukraine. "These high numbers raise concerns that the death rates in these countries will climb sharply in the upcoming days or weeks" experts stated.
