Topic: Dracula Sneeze

A retrospective on the 2009 H1N1 swine flu outbreak examines how the World Health Organization changed its definition of a pandemic to fit the event. The discussion covers the aggressive marketing of vaccines, reports of narcolepsy in Norway linked to the shots, and the introduction of the "Dracula sneeze" (sneezing into the elbow) as a cultural meme.

"Google" and "Tweet" are named words of the year, but the hosts focus on the "Dracula Sneeze"—the act of sneezing into one's elbow. They suspect the term is a media hoax or a manufactured phrase, as they have never heard it used in common parlance. The segment mocks news anchors for reporting on the term without questioning its validity or origin.