Is this a serious nationwide problem that is endangering everyone in our country or is the current administration making a mountain out of a mole hill playing the fear card so the messiah will look like he handled this crisis or "cured" it?  There has only been ONE death (babies and old people die of the flu every day anyway), but I can't flip channels for 3 minutes without coming across the doom and gloom of this "world ending plague".

Signed,

Those People

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

And the baby that died in TX, who came from Mexico, that had it already had problems anyway which heightened the flu.

They always use the world pandemic. What people fail to remember is that pandemic doesn't mean DEATH. It just means that a lot of people will/can get it.

CDC has already said that Thermaflu and Relenza will help treat it.

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/antiviral_swine.htm

Kelly

How Do You Live Your Dash?

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The CaleBlog and the Zoe Blog

????  Are you guys complaining about the governments response, or about the media's coverage?  Because I've got to say I don't see much to complain about the actual measures being taken.  And for chrissake, he's even giving props to the Bush admin for doing something right in establishing some plans in case there is something bad.

All I've heard about so far is

1) not closing the border with mexico (not overreaction)

2) making a small proportion of the strategic stockpile of anti-virals available should they be necessary (not over-reaction)

3) commissioning the development of a vaccine, should it be necessary (and the fact that this emerged at the tail end of flu season experts suggest it will come back possibly worse next year)

4) suggesting you don't go up to someone and cough in their mouth. (common courtesy)

Oh, and dead Mexican people don't count? wtf?

-the other people  (ps. J i hope you know I was joking in that other email)

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

Not complaining about the government response at all. I think the media is just going over the edge on this. This flu is just like any flu, and if anyone would take the time to actually read about it, you'd find that out.

This had nothing to do with administrations.

Although it is a tragedy that a 23-month old died because of it, that unfortunatly, is what the media is going to play on in this. Like J said, people die of the flu every single day, but we never hear about it becuas it's not this "new, you're going to die if you get it" flu. Don't you remember the whole bird flu thing? That kind of pandered out after a few weeks. It's going to be the same with this one.

It's just a simple flu that has just mutated, and as long as people are not immuno-compromised in some way, everyone will be fine. Children will be effected in some way because their immune systems are not like adults. Older adults will be the same way.

What infuriates me is people calling this such a pandemic that the slightest sniffle people get/have are in the ERs crowding it and affecting those the people who are actually ill.

But what do I know. I just work in the medical field, get new info, and talk out of my ass most of the time.

Kelly

How Do You Live Your Dash?

Check out the Kids' blogs:
The CaleBlog and the Zoe Blog

Here are the CDC press briefing transcripts (or mp3's, if you prefer) for anyone who is interested and wants the horse's mouth version. Last updated was yesterday:

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/press/

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

 I guess if you are anti-current-government, anything the current government does is political ???????  I still don't get it, J- am agreeing with you 12rainbow...

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

I don't really watch the national news- so apparently I haven't heard the "the soothing chocolate power of President Obama's voice will neutralize the flu by its mere coolness" stories you are referring too.  It also sounds like the government response is more or less appropriate right now. So you'll have to enlighten me with specifics, cause I just don't see the political issue here.  And no I don't want to visit Fox Nation to find out.

Here are some links to theories that I have heard about the Swine Flu.

http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/nwo-depopulation-encourage-u-k-mar-30-2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_bioweapon

http://www.vitabeat.com/army-trying-to-account-for-3-missing-vials-of-virus-at-maryland-lab/v/9994/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASibLqwVbsk&feature=player_embedded

better to be safe than sorry I.M.O. schools are shut down here near here.  health officials are not a comfort.

Clean Your Hands/Wash  your hands Just Like Leland Says as well.

"It's not so bad as long as you can keep the fear from your mind." - D. Cooper

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer." - P. Atreides

"Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe" - L. tzu

Last night we got the full scoop on the "real truth" about the swine flu from our waiter -- he said it is a manufactured distraction constructed by corrupt Mexican officialdom and the drug lords designed to cover up the news that drugs are now legal in Mexico.  Smalls quantities of cocaine only and of course weed.  He said they figure great waves of tourism will follow after the false Swine Flu Pandemic hoo haa dies down.

Pretty good one, huh? 

Now I'm going to follow up on that Ron Paul link.  Have a feeling what he has to say but he's always good for a yuk.  

Susan

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin

 Remarkably rational.  Hard to disagree.

Susan

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin