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Canada Not to be Counted Out in the Swine Flu Race.

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:49:13 +0000

Canada Not to be Counted Out in the Swine Flu Race.

Everybody wants to be next to report new cases of Influenze A H1N1, swine flu, Mexican Flu (or WHATEVER we're calling the darn thing)! Canada's government is reporting an that their cases have NEARLY DOUBLED! The 4 Albertans who were diagnosed with swine flu have been instructed to "stay home", and when Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert was asked by the media if the province has any plans other than daily briefings to keep the public from overreacting.

"Other than trying to communicate to folks like you……,"' Liepert said.

In the meantime the press reports that

Canadian officials announce a torrent of new confirmed swine flu cases

Does anyone know how many a "torrent" is?? Prime Minister Stephen Harper assured the public that governments around the world are working together on the issue, even as Canada's caseload almost doubled to 34 with 15 new confirmations, including the first in Quebec.

Must be metric!! [:))]

nah nah we have "governments around the world" working on OUR new cases!

"Thankfully, all cases in Canada continue to be mild," Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq told a news conference in Ottawa.

I think her last name has the flu!

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Joe Biden on Swine Flu

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:28:13 +0000

Joe Biden says "Now is the Time to Panic and Hide"

OK so he didn't say exactly THAT but he did say we shouldn't go out on to the subways, or planes or any other confined spaces.

The Vice President of the U.S.A. thinks that the American economy should grind to a halt because a few people have the flu. That, quite frankly, has left me momentarily speechless!

Here are the direct quotes

"Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would not recommend taking any commercial flight or riding in a subway car “at this point” because swine flu virus can spread “in confined places.” A little more than one hour later, Biden rushed out a statement backing off.

“I would tell members of my family — and I have — I wouldn’t go anywhere in confined places now,” Biden said on NBC’s “Today” show.. “It’s not that it’s going to Mexico. It’s [that] you’re in a confined aircraft. When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft. That’s me. …

“So, from my perspective, what it relates to is mitigation. If you’re out in the middle of a field when someone sneezes, that’s one thing. If you’re in a closed aircraft or closed container or closed car or closed classroom, it’s a different thing.”

In the meantime, Georgia is feeling a little left out, since they haven't had any confirmed cases there. A health official has gone on record as saying that swine flu is coming and people will die. We've heard that swine flu likes Georgia, but it's just been real busy visiting friends and family. Maybe it'll stop by Saturday for a bit if you think you'll be home!

Dr. Patrick O’Neal, director of preparedness in the Georgia Division of Public Health, told reporters on Wednesday that the chances of the swine flu bypassing the state are “virtually nil.” That’s because influenza is highly contagious.

COME ON!! Did he really say that???? According to AJC.com That's a direct quote. Well good gosh, the good Dr Patrick, as it turns out, was right. Influenza IS highly contagious. I am sure that the doctor was thrilled to hear that swine flu finally has been confirmed in Georgia!

The state health chief said Thursday that Georgia has its first case of swine flu — in a 30-year-old woman from Kentucky who was visiting the state. The woman, whom officials would not identify, is in a hospital in LaGrange in Troup County, said Elizabeth Ford, head of the state Division of Public Health.

I don't think that counts though. She's not actually FROM Georgia, she's from Kentucky. Dr O'Neal was last seen doing one potato, two potato with a health official from Kentucky to see who could claim her.

Pandemic Level 5

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:29:00 +0000

Swine Flu Up to Level 5

WHO is warning that "pandemic is imminent" as they raise the pandemic value to Level 5. From Reuters

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Wednesday the world is at the brink of a pandemic, raising its threat level as the swine flu virus spread and killed the first person outside of Mexico, a toddler in Texas.

"Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world," WHO Director General Margaret Chan told a news conference in Geneva as she raised the official alert level to phase 5, the last step before a pandemic.

"The biggest question is this: how severe will the pandemic be, especially now at the start," Chan said. But she added that the world "is better prepared for an influenza pandemic than at any time in history.

So what exactly does this mean? Here's a picture from the WHO website that illustrates what the levels are. They number 1 through 6.

Despite the fact that the media and governments are all atizzy, I just want to inject a little reason here. A handful of people have died from this, and only one outside of Mexico. A couple of hundred infected people sounds like a lot but please.. put this into perspective.As of April 2009, the Earth's population is estimated to be about 6.77 BILLION.

Do you know what Egypt is doing? They are mass slaughtering all of their pigs. Talk about overkill. Well Egypt is a muslim country, and the pigs are owned by Christians. OK so it's not REALLY about the swine flu is it!??

Seriously, people do not panic! Stock up on zeolite and your agaricus blazei supplement. Zeolite is a detox agent and anti-viral, and agaricus blazei is stock full of Beta Glucans to boost your immune system and kickstart your natural Killer Cells.

Panic will not help. Staying healthy will!

NJ identifies 5 probable swine flu cases

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:57:59 +0000

Associated Press breaking news…

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey health officials say they've identified five probable cases of swine flu in people who recently traveled to Mexico and California.

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services said Monday that all have mild forms of the flu and none has been hospitalized.

The department says it's arranging for confirmatory testing at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Results are expected within two days.

The patients include residents of several counties. Four of the five recently traveled to Mexico; the fifth had traveled to California.

The cases were identified through preliminary tests conducted at the New Jersey Public Health and Environmental Laboratories.