Swine Flu: Twitter to the rescue

[Gary]

Shear idiocy and panic!

Agreed!

We just got a corporate directive that restricts all international, Mexico, Texas and California travel! Business essential only and requires approval of senior management.

Unbelieveable!

Gary

 

[flyingcheesehead]

I'm hoping nature will "select" the stupid, and that's about 80%....

No, it's the idiots that freak out over what they hear on Faux News that will be washing their hands more often, etc. so it'll only get the smart people.

 

[ScottM]

No, it's the idiots that freak out over what they hear on Faux News that will be washing their hands more often, etc. so it'll only get the smart people.

I am not so sure. The morons will sneeze and rush to the doctors office. Once there they will wait in cramped waiting area and pass germs and viruses to each other. If only one of the morons has the flu perhaps they all will get it. Well, one can hope.

 

[mikea]

I am not so sure. The morons will sneeze and rush to the doctors office. Once there they will wait in cramped waiting area and pass germs and viruses to each other. If only one of the morons has the flu perhaps they all will get it. Well, one can hope.

The morons will go to the corner bar or Dunkin Donuts to sit and talk to each other because they're staying home from work and school to stay safe.

 

[mikea]

WGN Midday News:

"Illinois has 3 confirmed cases, making it one the states with the highest number of cases in the United States!"...."Schools are closed. Being sanitized."

At which point they show the workers wiping down the floors and all the desks. Don't worry. They're protected. They're wearing DUST MASKS.

Then they have the handy-dandy slide "H1N1 Flu" and a DUST MASK.

 

[astanley]

WGN Midday News:


At which point they show the workers wiping down the floors and all the desks. Don't worry. They're protected. They're wearing DUST MASKS.

Then they have the handy-dandy slide "H1N1 Flu" and a DUST MASK.

Research has shown that just a simple dust mask is effective at reducing the spread of infection. IIRC 41% or 61% reduction. N95 is in the 80's, N100 in the high 90s. Most places have straight dust masks on hand. Not many people have access to lots of N95's or N100's.

Cheers,

-Andrew

 

[gprellwitz]

WGN Midday News:


At which point they show the workers wiping down the floors and all the desks. Don't worry. They're protected. They're wearing DUST MASKS.

Then they have the handy-dandy slide "H1N1 Flu" and a DUST MASK.

And also on that site:

Medical officials said the current strain of flu - while certainly highly contagious because of its novelty and lack of built-up immunity - did not seem to compare with earlier, infamous flu outbreaks.
"This does not have the mortality of the Spanish flu in 1918," said Dr. Vishnu Chundi, who heads the infectious disease department at Westlake Hospital and Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center. "People need to calm down."

 

[KennyFlys]

One of my students wants to fly on Sunday because her son's sports were cancelled.... due to the Swine Flu.