Feb 15 2009
Panasonic Says It Has No “Proprietary” Info on Pandemic
News broke a few days ago that Panasonic had advised employees overseas to arrange for their families to return home by September 2009 as part of influenza pandemic planning.
See the story at CIDRAP.
The WHO (World Heath Organization) was perplexed at the action by Panasonic.
A Panasonic spokesman quickly issued a statement that Panasonic had no “proprietary” information on an elevated risk of an influenza pandemic.
He also denied it was related to cost cutting.
In my humble opinion – this “pandemic planning” is related to costs as well as concerns over social unrest in China and other countries as the threat of a global economic depression looms.
However it is always best to be proactively prepared so that when any news comes you don’t need worry and react hastily and make poor decisions on how you are prepared.
But if you are not prepared now with the small but very significant risk of an economic depression then it is likely you will not be prepared for a sudden disaster or pandemic. Now is the time to be prepared for anything as there will be no time and little to get prepared later.
Published under Emergency Food,Pandemic Preparedness,preparedness
WOW. That’s kind of intense. So seven months out, Panasonic seems to have an insiders look into what will be happening in the world. I’d like a crystal ball, too, Panasonic. Maybe they’ll start producing them…