April 28, 2009 9:44AM 

# More on Swine Flu 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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Beyond [how communications about swine flu are handled](https://www.cato.org/2009/04/27/poor-situation-management/), consider also the merits of this “public health emergency.” Hamilton Nolan at Gawker has a [pithy retrospective](http://gawker.com/5229395/swine-flu-panic-bullshit).

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