Everyone is losing their minds over Swine Flu:
In response to an intensifying outbreak in the United States and internationally caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 5
on April 29, 2009. A Phase 5 alert is a “strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short.”
The United States Government has declared a public health emergency in the United States. CDC’s response goals are to reduce transmission and illness severity, and provide information to help health care providers, public health officials and the public address the challenges posed by this emergency. CDC is issuing and updating interim guidance daily in response to the rapidly evolving situation. CDC’s Division of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) continues to send antiviral drugs, personal protective equipment, and respiratory protection devices to all 50 states and U.S. territories to help them respond to the outbreak. The swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is susceptible to the prescription antiviral drugs oseltamivir and zanamivir. In addition, the Federal Government and manufacturers have begun the process of developing a vaccine against this new virus.
And of course, now to the foolishness. The origin of the Flu is unknown, but racist are using this as an excuse to blame Mexicans. THE CDC stated they believe the flu started from Catholic School Children in NEW YORK (QUEENS to be exact) who traveled to Cancun for a week; They reportedly spread the disease to the locals and off it goes. This school was the first to be quarantined.
With that said, it amazes me how mindless and idiotic so many people are…
Many have been calling for the US to close the borders. Close the border, for what, have you forgotten how many diseases Americans have spread. Not to mention, if you understand where officials said the flu came from– what are we going to do, stop Catholic school children from New York from traveling.
Seems to me another reason for low IQ waste of skin to talk that xenophobic bullshit
(*RANT OVER*)
Also, lets be real– the health care system in America is far from perfect, but its a world’s difference (in terms of access and availability) than Mexico -A COMMON SENSE REASON to explain why the severity has been so different.
