Reply #51: Should we investigate every illness that pops up?

[HuckleB]

With what resources?

People get sick. We know that. Sometimes they get sick right after they go to the grocery store. Sometimes they get sick right after they see a bad movie. Sometimes they get sick right after they get a promotion. Sometimes they get sick right after they rake the leaves. Sometimes they get sick after they get a vaccination.

I don't see how anecdotes pushed forth by a news media focused on entertainment helps any of that. It was interesting to see the part in the NYT article where Cronkite criticized the press in the '70s for hyping the issue then.