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Yeah no cases in the UK, and this google map is just a map of "reported cases" not confirmed cases. It's just people who were recently in Mexico with some kind of severe flu.
 
Plinko said:
Anybody know how recently those NYC kids went to Mexico?

Anybody?

I'm curious as a group of students at the school I teach at returned from Mexico a month ago.
 
Guybrush Threepwood said:
quarantine the city

why is this so hard?

They should quarantine it now, close down the airports, whatever to risk it spreading even faster. It's too late in regards to it getting out into other countries, unless there are proper and severe precautions, it'll spread sooner or later.
 
Plinko said:
Anybody?

I'm curious as a group of students at the school I teach at returned from Mexico a month ago.

Yes, already said yes, they came back from Mexico, a week earlier or so.
 
This guy at the conference doesn't look evil enough for conspiracy theorists. He's no Hank Paulson.
 
Ether_Snake said:
Yes, already said yes, they came back from Mexico, a week earlier or so.

You said yes but didn't clarify how long.
 
Garcia said:

As a local it doesn´t really surprise me, as it was only a matter of time really. My Public Health course tomorrow is going to be an interesting session, I´ll get to see opinions by local Epidemiologists on the situation, if classes don´t get suspended of course.

Good thing my medical internship at the IMSS doesn´t start until July, hopefully this situation is solved by then. But I still must resume family practice consult next tuesday, so I should be extra cautious.
 
Bastard didn't answer if Obama had been vaccinated!

My MGS theory is possibly true! Ha!
 
Wes said:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ for the news conference expected to start soon.
Thx for the link.

New York City health officials reported Saturday that more than 100 students at a school in Queens were absent with flu-like symptoms this week. Mayor Michael Bloomberg Sunday said Centers for Disease Control confirmed that some of the students suffered from swine flu. New York officials previously had said there were eight "probable" cases at St. Francis Preparatory School.

Bloomberg stressed that the cases were mild and many are recovering. The city is awaiting the tests of additional samples to see if more students were infected.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-04-25-us-swineflu_N.htm
I go to school in queens,ny :\
 
Yixian said:
The CDC is talking in terms of a US epidemic.

Why do you say that? Quit scaring people. He said they expect more people to get it but said nothing about an epidemic. He just mentioned that this isnt anything like 1918.
 
Coins said:
Why do you say that? Quit scaring people. He said they expect more people to get it but said nothing about an epidemic. He just mentioned that this isnt anything like 1918.

They are preparing for an epidemic, then again, that's not a surprise, all governments should be preparing for a worst case scenario. The point is that epidemiology must currently suggest epidemic-capable levels of virility, or at least no suggestion of it not. Remember that this is true of almost all strains of normal human flu but rarely before of animal-transmitted, novel strains.

If they weren't preparing for a national epidemic then you should be scared :P

Also he said that the viral presence in the US doesn't suggest 1918 capabilities but perhaps in Mexico City it does? Who knows.

Next few days should bring about the important lab results.
 
Ether_Snake said:
I haven't been vaccinated against anything since probably 12 to 15 years ago.

I haven't gone to see a doctor in longer than that.

I never had a cavity.

I hope... it's a good thing.
Sounds like you're perfectly healthy, yup, you're gonna die.
 
The first case was seen in Mexico on April 13. The outbreak coincided with the President Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico City on April 16. Obama was received at Mexico’s anthropology museum in Mexico City by Felipe Solis, a distinguished archeologist who died the following day from symptoms similar to flu, Reforma newspaper reported. The newspaper didn’t confirm if Solis had swine flu or not.

Story here.

Wow.
 
He really didn't want to answer if Obama has been vaccinated.

Campbell: In order to successfully take control of Mexico, the Patriots created a new virus and injected it in the president's body before his visit. It was the best way to make sure that the virus would cross the border while effectively bypassing all established security measures implemented in recent years out of fear of a potential bio-terrorist attack. Of course, the president and his entourage were provided with immunity through vaccination a few months earlier, under the same pretense. The drug war alone was not enough, now that Mexico can be blamed for putting the safety of America at risk, the Patriots will have all the reasons they need to expand their influence.

Snake: Virus?!

Otacon: For years mankind has attempted to create the perfect war machine, but for the first time since the discovery of steel, flesh has trumped metal.

Snake: So... no Metal Gear this time uh?

Campbell: I'm afraid not.

I really want an MGS voice generator.
 
Yixian said:
There is no vaccine, how could they vaccinate him?

Why not answer? Was he vaccinated before going to Mexo, was he vaccinated afterwards? Yes or no?
 
Ether_Snake said:
Why not answer? Was he vaccinated before going to Mexo, was he vaccinated afterwards? Yes or no?

There is no vaccine that exists for this strain of flu, so no. Neither he nor anyone else on the planet has been vaccinated.
 
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"activate it"

this is just a cover up for FOXDIE
 
Yixian said:
There is no vaccine that exists for this strain of flu, so no. Neither he nor anyone else on the planet has been vaccinated.

Well the guy didn't answer the question and it was asked three times. Come one, the question was has Obama been vaccinated. He could have answered it, the first guy didn't answer the question, and when it was asked twice afterward later in the session the other guy got really dodgy saying "in the absence of symptoms, there is no reason to believe... one shouldn't look for treatment if he has no symptoms.". That's no answer.

dorkimoe said:
so what do i do? not eat swine?

You can eat pork.

EDIT: Also they did say they have X number of vaccines to be used by the DoD itself if necessary, so surely they have some sort of vaccines to use, regardless of whether it targets that specific strain or not.
 
Ether_Snake said:
Well the guy didn't answer the question and it was asked three times. Come one, the question was has Obama been vaccinated. He could have answered it, the first guy didn't answer the question, and when it was asked twice afterward later in the session the other guy got really dodgy saying "in the absence of symptoms, there is no reason to believe... one shouldn't look for treatment if he has no symptoms.". That's no answer.

I think they were just confused by the journalist's ignorance of what a vaccine actually was. She asked if "vaccines like tamiflu" etc. had been used, that's not a vaccine it's an antiviral, and he answered "we see no reason" to antivirals being used because Obama exhibits no symptoms.
 
Considering how much flu is going around at the moment, I feel sorry for people working at hospitals. The number of people who think they have swine flu would be insane.
 
Ether_Snake said:
EDIT: Also they did say they have X number of vaccines to be used by the DoD itself if necessary, so surely they have some sort of vaccines to use, regardless of whether it targets that specific strain or not.

I've read that two of the four known flu drugs have been helpful against this strain. Fox News also reported that the government is working with a pharmaceutical company in Illinois as we speak trying to get a vaccine out.
 
Yixian said:
I think they were just confused by the journalist's ignorance of what a vaccine actually was. She asked if "vaccines like tamiflu" etc. had been used, that's not a vaccine it's an antiviral, and he answered "we see no reason" to antivirals being used because Obama exhibits no symptoms.

They did say the DoD has vaccines of some sort ready, they said that more than once, and talked about distributing some to the states, and they were asked if those were to be used by the DoD or if they were intended for the population or some such and the woman replied that it was her understanding that they were intended for the DoD.

What are those vaccines?
 
I don't understand... the kids at the school were in Mexico City... they came back with the virus... were they sick pretty immediately? Or did it take a couple of days till the end of the week, before the virus kicked in? How do they leave Mexico last Sunday... but don't have any virus effects till 5-6 days later?
 
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