Swine flu. Just the word strikes a wave of fear into our hearts. Whether this fear is justified has recently been debated. However, when news of a vaccine being released came out, everyone wanted to get their hands on it. Today's article was about swine flu, but instead of being about the actual disease or the making of the vaccine, it talked about the logistics of getting the vaccine out to the nation.
I thought this was an impressive article because not only did it talk about an important subject that isn't on the front of everyone's minds when they think about swine flu, but also because of the way the author, Anemona Hartocollis presented information on an issue that is occurring in the future. Most articles I have read have covered an event or a discovery that has already occurred in the past. However, with this article Hartocollis needed to present information about what she and other sources predict will happen in the future. She talked about the current nations extremely strong desire to get the vaccine and how that will effect the logistics when the vaccine arrives.
I was also impressed by the topic of the article. Although logistics aren't exciting or sexy news, it is important and I'm glad the New York Times said something about it. The article was not sensationalized, but it provided a lot of important information.
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