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Post by Dabbit on Apr 27, 2009 6:54:16 GMT -5
Another day another health scare! Of course its a fact which is scary in its way - but I do feel the media have (here at least) are whisking it up into a pandemic that it simply isn't at the moment any. Yes we should be given information about what to do if you display symptoms. But no we shouldn't be whisked up into a panic before there is reason to panic!
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Post by Dabbit on Apr 27, 2009 12:35:39 GMT -5
Latest news tonight: 2 offifical swine flu in the UK with several more suspected.I also understand there are hundreds (or thousands) in the USA. There are also suspected cases in other European countries, and even Australia
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Post by cat on Apr 30, 2009 9:05:05 GMT -5
The scare is spreading quickly in Texas. We have a few confirmed cases and several probable cases in my area. Yesterday morning, they closed the Cleburne ISD and last night announced the closing of all of Fort Worth ISD's 140 schools due to Swine flu cases. Cleburne is 15 miles from me and Fort Worth is about 20 miles from me. I understand the logic behind this. They are leaving the schools closed to reduce the possibility of the kids spreading it to each other. With the incubation period being from 3 to 7 days, it is possible to spread the virus before you even realize that you are sick yourself. Thankfully, all the cases in this area have been mild.
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Post by Alex on May 3, 2009 11:14:05 GMT -5
Seems to me it's good for headlines and makes people forget about the billions that are bing spent on bail outs. Also a good way to get socialized medicine pushed through regardless of what we want. Never say the media misses a chance for headlines or the government a chance to push their agenda. Every year in the USA 36000 people die form the flu or flu complications. So far there are less than 200 confirmed cases of swine flu and 1 death of a child who came from Mexico while sick. The math doesn't add up.
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Post by sandy on May 4, 2009 23:39:35 GMT -5
The math still isn't adding up. Also some are starting to come out and contradict the scare mongers who like Alex said have ulterior motives.
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Post by Mark on May 5, 2009 13:13:49 GMT -5
Well, I think bad news sells more newspapers than good news - so you can expect the hype to continue. Despite the hype, I think a common sense approach to dealing with prevention, as should be the case with any sort of flu outbreak will carry the day. If it helps to shut down a few schools as a precautionary measure, that's up to the locality to decide, perhaps an extreme measure, but sometimes one has to err on the side of caution, if it's not taken too far. I certainly hope the government isn't successful in using this 'scare' as a tool to push through any political initiatives.
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Post by Dabbit on Jun 28, 2009 12:26:48 GMT -5
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Post by Mark on Jun 28, 2009 15:26:50 GMT -5
That's terrible, Dabbit. You stay out of crowded places. Doesn't sound like anything to fool around with...
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