"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.

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