According to CDC United States had 60 million cases H1n1 virus, 14,247 deaths and ~ 250000 hospitalizations from April 2009 to April 2010. There was NO media hysteria, shelter in place or cancellation of events. So yes I think there are ulterior motives with largely liberal media.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/20...demic.html

. From April 12, 2009 to April 10, 2010, CDC estimated there were 60.8 million cases (range: 43.3-89.3 million), 274,304 hospitalizations (range: 195,086-402,719), and 12,469 deaths (range: 8868-18,306) in the United States due to the (H1N1)pdm09 virus.