Swine Flu Problem?

[True_Texan]

I just take off to the family land if things get all plaguey.  The city folk will have to fend for themselves.

^^ Same here! ^^  Also remember to drink lots and LOTS of alcohol, my medicine of choice... Prescription # WT101. Kills damn near anything if taken properly and often.

Remember to, if people start turning into zombies and you are going to hit them with a vehicle, it is mandatory you yell, "GTA motherF'r" right as you smash them. 

ETA: It is slightly worrying that in the same county as I live, there have been the only 2 or 3 cases of infection reported in Texas. They are actually closing down a high school for a week. Until I hear otherwise though, I am going to stick to my medication plan and hope for the best.

[Rastus]

Time to bump up the old awareness level.  Where are you going, do you need to go, what supplies do you have, what supplies may you need....time for a status check.   Of course, Napolitano may just be beating the jungle drums to take the focus off her idiotic right-wing-extremist documentation.  On the other hand, if this turns into something real, aren't we saddled with an idiot to run an emergency...I'd rather have someone interested in his own clothes than than this unmitigated idiot beating the jungle drums of fear about gunowners, churchgoers, non-Democrats, etc...


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_swine_flu_emergency

US declares public health emergency for swine flu

Reuters  – New Zealand in swine flu alert

AP  Reuters – Dr. Terrence Tumpey, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control microbiologist for the National Center for Infectious … 27 mins ago

WASHINGTON – The U.S. declared a public health emergency Sunday to deal with the emerging new swine flu, much like the government does to prepare for approaching hurricanes.

Officials reported 20 U.S. cases of swine flu in five states so far, with the latest in Ohio and New York. Unlike in Mexico where the same strain appears to be killing dozens of people, cases in the United State have been mild — and U.S. health authorities can't yet explain why.

"As we continue to look for cases, we are going to see a broader spectrum of disease," predicted Dr. Richard Besser, acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We're going to see more severe disease in this country."

At a White House news conference, Besser and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano sought to assure Americans that health officials are taking all appropriate steps to minimize the impact of the outbreak.

Top among those is declaring the public health emergency. As part of that, Napolitano said roughly 12 million doses of the drug Tamiflu will be moved from a federal stockpile to places where states can quickly get their share if they decide they need it. Priority will be given to the five states with known cases so far: California, Texas, New York, Ohio and Kansas.

Napolitano called the emergency declaration standard operating procedure — one was declared recently for the inauguration and for flooding. She urged people to think of it as a "declaration of emergency preparedness."

"Really that's what we're doing right now. We're preparing in an environment where we really don't know ultimately what the size of seriousness of this outbreak is going to be."

[ericire12]

Swine flu.... that is something that has afflicted Washington for about 40 years.

[Rob10ring]

Shouldn't we close the borders until they do know the seriousness?

[ericire12]

Shouldn't we close the borders until they do know the seriousness?

We dont want to do anything crazy like that ------------->sarcasm

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[cookie62]

Just talked to the local EMA director, he said he's received several emails from the CDC and the state. Basically the same thing being reported in the media. the only other thing he mentioned was that they plan on having a vaccine in about a week distributed to state health agencies.

[Rastus]

Just talked to the local EMA director, he said he's received several emails from the CDC and the state. Basically the same thing being reported in the media. the only other thing he mentioned was that they plan on having a vaccine in about a week distributed to state health agencies.

Keep us posted!

[Ping]

Just stay away from Mexicans and anyone who has visited Mexico in the last couple of weeks.  Most of the cases are from people who visited Mexico and there are cases in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. All due to visiting Mexico!!! Poor folks.

[1911 Junkie]

Just stay away from Mexicans and anyone who has visited Mexico in the last couple of weeks.  Most of the cases are from people who visited Mexico and there are cases in Canada, New Zealand and Australia. All due to visiting Mexico!!! Poor folks.

Gee, that's what I need, another reason NOT to go to that shit hole Mexico.

[deamonpi]

Man, this is just retarded!  Any of you guys remember the panic with SARS?  There were about 300-400 people killed from SARS, that's around6X10^-6 %, that's not even statistical significance.  I have no doubt this swine flu thing will be the same as with SARS.