Some Good News About the Swine Flu
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Some Good News About the Swine Flu
| Fri, 05-01-2009 - 11:36pm |
It's looking like the Swine Flue is not nearly has bad as it was feared to be.
| Fri, 05-01-2009 - 11:36pm |
It's looking like the Swine Flue is not nearly has bad as it was feared to be.
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I've heard that it is not as bad as the regular flu usually is. And there still has only been one confirmed death, and that was a young child with health problems, who did not get treated right away.
I don't know if they were just trying to ease the panic, but that was in a public press release.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090502/ap_on_he_me/med_swine_flu
Definitely agree with you there Michelle, optimistic but not complacent sums it up. I think reasonable caution is smart (washing hands frequently, avoiding closely packed indoor crowds, staying away from Mexico), but the panic is a bit off kilter and not really helpful. I also think it's a bit overkill to close schools for the length of time they are doing, after all regular flu seems to be more severe yet we don't close schools for the winter.
Gotta say I am thankful my kids aren't in school right now, what a mess! We ate at a restaurant today and the waitress was very talkative and said to my kids "so are you enjoying your little vacation?", they were clueless!
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-- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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