Swine Flu Outbreak

[Jaytrain5]

Originally Posted by nickknx865

We've just had the first death, in this Swine Flu outbreak.

Yep...a 2-year old Mexican baby whose family was visiting the US.

The death of a baby is no laughing matter, obviously....but I find the word "visiting" a bit comedic.

What do you think the odds are that the Mexican family just happened to be "visiting" the US illegally? Doesn't speak well for border control when the only death on US soil is a person who shouldn't have been here in the first place.

[lawgator1]

Originally Posted by Jaytrain5

Yep...a 2-year old Mexican baby whose family was visiting the US.

The death of a baby is no laughing matter, obviously....but I find the word "visiting" a bit comedic.

What do you think the odds are that the Mexican family just happened to be "visiting" the US illegally? Doesn't speak well for border control when the only death on US soil is a person who shouldn't have been here in the first place.

I believe I read that the toddler was brought to the US for medical treatment for this.
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[VolsNSkinsFan]

The Gaffe Machine in full steam ahead mode...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would tell his family to stay out of airplanes or subways to avoid contracting swine flu, prompting his office to issue a clarification.

Asked on NBC's "Today" show what he would tell members of his family if they asked him whether they should get on a commercial airliner to Mexico in the next week, Biden said:

"I would tell members of my family -- and I have -- I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now."

He said the problem is that "when one person sneezes it goes all the way through the aircraft."

"I would not be, at this point, if they had another way of transportation, suggesting they ride the subway. So from my perspective, what it relates to is mitigation," he said.

"If you're out in the middle of a field and someone sneezes, that's one thing. If you're in a closed aircraft or a closed container, a closed car, a closed classroom, it's a different thing," he added.

Biden's spokesperson, Elizabeth Alexander, sought to clarify Biden's remarks in a statement issued shortly after his television interview.

"The advice he is giving family members is the same advice the administration is giving to all Americans: that they should avoid unnecessary air travel to and from Mexico," she said.

"If they are sick, they should avoid airplanes and other confined public spaces, such as subways. This is the advice the vice president has given family members who are traveling by commercial airline this week," Alexander said. (Reporting by Steve Holland, editing by Vicki Allen)

Biden swine flu comments prompt clarification | Reuters

Elizabeth Alexander is going to be one busy girl

[Jaytrain5]

Originally Posted by lawgator1

I believe I read that the toddler was brought to the US for medical treatment for this.
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I've not heard that.

On an unrelated note, I'm listening to Van Halen's "Right Now." And, dammit, it never fails...every time I hear this song, I get a hankering for Crystal Pepsi.

[myrobbins7]

One case now in Memphis.

[BearCat204]

Just got an email from our Chief of Staff and him telling us that we are strongly encouraged to take liberal leave and not to come to work until the 4th. I think maybe some might be getting a little overboard with this and possibly panicking over just two cases in this area that havent even been confirmed with test yet.

[droski]

that does seem like a huge overreaction. particurally since it's not generally fatal.

[Vol Mania 21]

Originally Posted by BearCat204

Just got an email from our Chief of Staff and him telling us that we are strongly encouraged to take liberal leave and not to come to work until the 4th. I think maybe some might be getting a little overboard with this and possibly panicking over just two cases in this area that havent even been confirmed with test yet.

oh ya i got that email

[WA_Vol]

Originally Posted by droski

that does seem like a huge overreaction. particurally since it's not generally fatal.

That's what bothers me. Only around 6% of people infected die, or about 6 in 100. Even less in the U.S.

[Vol Mania 21]

ppl over react, its like when they call for an inch of snow in the south. all hell breaks loose. get ur milk and bread

[Chemvol]

Originally Posted by DC Vol

OE, all you need to do is copy/paste that entire article and you'd be a spitting image of GS.

Impossible. OE posts strictly in prose.

[DC Vol]

Originally Posted by Vol Mania 21

ppl over react, its like when they call for an inch of snow in the south. all hell breaks loose. get ur milk and bread

Remember SARS and the Avian Flu?

[allvol123]

Originally Posted by oklavol

That's what bothers me. Only around 6% of people infected die, or about 6 in 100. Even less in the U.S.

If that 6% number were to stick, don't think you would want to refer to it as an "only". That would be a huge percentage for an infection that could be transmitted so easily.

[Vol Mania 21]

Originally Posted by DC Vol

Remember SARS and the Avian Flu?

fo sho

[WA_Vol]

Originally Posted by allvol123

If that 6% number were to stick, don't think you would want to refer to it as an "only". That would be a huge percentage for an infection that could be transmitted so easily.

Right, it could potentially kill millions, the 1918 flu only 3% died and millions died from it. However, most people who will get it probably won't be hospitalized.