I don't really concern myself overly much with it. I guess after having been in China during a flu epidemic and Toronto during SARS...I don't freak out much about the Killer Disease of the Week.
I'd also point out that the areas that have large numbers of Mexican visitors are more likely to be hit. I think we're not at high risk, and if we are, there are alternate ways the swine flu can be treated that don't necessarily need antibiotics.
I'm not particularly concerned - in Mexico, the rate of death was 6% - same (or at least similar) rate to the "regular" flu in the US. And in the US, everyone's been fine so far.
I can't get into panic mode yet when I have so many immediate things to panic about.
On the larger scale, cautious optimism. The strain that's causing trouble is a new configuration of known nasties, and it's beatable. This is a kill-hundreds disease, not a kill-millions disease. It's not time to worry until there are bits we've never seen before and don't know what to do about them.
Closer to (metaphorical) home, my sister is pretty seriously immunocompromised these days, and I'm really concerned it's going to start showing up around Atlanta. I'd just as soon she not be one of the hundreds.
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I'd also point out that the areas that have large numbers of Mexican visitors are more likely to be hit. I think we're not at high risk, and if we are, there are alternate ways the swine flu can be treated that don't necessarily need antibiotics.
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I can't get into panic mode yet when I have so many immediate things to panic about.
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Closer to (metaphorical) home, my sister is pretty seriously immunocompromised these days, and I'm really concerned it's going to start showing up around Atlanta. I'd just as soon she not be one of the hundreds.
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