Swine Flu Hype

So apparently there is this thing called swine flu. Our nine year old neighbor had it (caught it from his grandparents, who brought it back on a flight from China), and recovered just fine, and none of the other kids he played with got it. Anyway, apparently there are several blogs about it, including several who see a conspiracy afoot:
http://alligatorfarm.wordpress.com/
http://alligatorfarm.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/squalene-your-kids-medical-alert-for-parents/
http://www.picassodreams.com/picasso_dreams/2009/04/swine-flu-population-control-and-staying-healthy.html
http://www.haloboyle.com/2009/04/dr-mercola-on-swine-flu-bunkum.html
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/29/Swine-Flu.aspx
http://pimpinturtle.com/2009/07/13/swine-flu-created-in-lab-as-bioweapon.aspx