Swine flu outbreaks spur state of emergency in CA

April 28, 2009 at 3:22 pm in Uncategorized

Reacting to new reports from around the world about swine flu outbreaks, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this afternoon declared a state of emergency in California.

Is swine flu the next SARS? By that, I mean is it just another eyeball-catcher for news organizations to blather on about but ultimately not much of a threat? Or are we headed toward a replay of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic or even a real life version of The Stand, the Stephen King novel about a planet decimated of most human life by an easily spread virus? I guess it’s best to err on the side of caution but try to keep a level head in the face of the blaring media hysteria.

LA Times has the breaking story.

5 Comments »

http://la.metblogs.com Lucinda Michele

This is asinine. Not your post, but the panic. If you look up swine flu you’ll see it’s just the flu for pigs. And do they die from it? Not often, actually. They get the flu just like us. And they’re sick for a few days, and then they get well again. Mass deaths result from poor health care and unsanitary conditions. Here, we shouldn’t even blink. The US health care system may be wack, but it’s hella better than most places.
Chal Pivik

@Lucinda: Agreed. And no one is questioning the full-on hysteria. (The big, important news today for me is about Specter switching to the Dems side in the Senate.)
http://aphotoaday.com/ Jason DeFillippo

Remember, in a pinch if you start to feel under the weather to check out Do I Have Pig Flu?
http://safetygraphicfun.com Julia Frey

OMG Jason, that is so awesome!
Tammara

Here’s what I say….. Wash yer hands, wash yer hands, wash yer hands!

Swine flu outbreaks spur state of emergency in CA

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