Is swine flu being used by politicians and big pharma?

Everybody has different opinions on the swine flu/H1N1 virus going around right now.

• There are some who want the vaccine, and can't wait for the medical personnel in the lab coat to give it to them, are using germ-x around the clock going into hyper-hygiene overdrive, and are scared that this is going to be a big killer.
• Then there are those who believe that the government and Big Pharma are using it as a scare tactic to make big money and get a health care bill passed and don't believe it is any different than any other flu.
• Then there are some who are ensuring everybody is exercising good hygiene in the household, aren't overly concerned about it, and in more of a "wait and see" mode.

I fall within the last two. While I am making sure my kids are washing their hands regularly (and as soon as they walk in the door from school so any germs they brought home from school don't get passed on too), I'm not panicking over it. I don't want any flu bug in the house if we can help it, not just the swine flu but seasonal flu as well. I believe the government and the pharmaceutical companies are making this seem worse for their own agendas.