I think it is safe to say that everyone reading this blog remembers the horrors we were told about....THE SWINE FLU. Yes, it was not that long ago that news outlets everywhere were warning us to get our flu shots because the H1N1 Virus was spreading and was going to make this flu season one of the worst ever. When the virus first hit the new, and effectively scared most of the world, Motivators was here to help. We sold hundreds of thousands of anti bacterial promotional products to people around the world that wanted to be protected. Not just your standard promotional anti-bacterial gel, there were anti-bacterial sprays, packets, wipes and even pens. We were there to help people, kill the swine flu.
Well, today, Motivators (along with the Wall Street Journal) can officially call the war on H1N1 Swine Flu a victory!
The Journal says :
"This has been a flu season like few others. Normally at this time of year, influenza is rampant in the U.S.,
prompting hundreds of thousands of people to stay home in the dead of
winter with fever, aches and pains.Now, after raging through college campuses and communities last
summer and fall, cases of the new H1N1 swine flu virus have dwindled to
a trickle, and run-of-the-mill seasonal flu has barely made an
appearance. Not one state reported widespread flu illness to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the week ended Feb. 20,
the latest data available. The percentage of all doctors' visits by
patients with influenza-like symptoms has dropped from a high of 7.8%
in late October—the largest peak since the agency began surveillance in
1997—to 1.8% in late February, well below the norm for flu season."
They even have a little graph to prove it :
Now, I'm sure everyone has a different theory as to why flu levels are at just about record lows this year but I am going to throw my theory in the ring. More
promotional anti-bacterial then ever before! Could it be flu shots? Maybe, but I say this year more than any other people were aware of the spread of germs and did something about it. So to all those who took part in helping to promote
anti-bacterial items, you helped kill the swine flu and you, like us, are official Flu-Busters!
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