Swine/Mexican Flu (H1N1) Outbreak
Pandemic? As I write this there are a reported 100-some verified cases with 1 fatality (who was visiting from Mexico!) out of a population of 300-million. Ummmm... If it doesn't spread more quickly than this I won't be much worried. I bet more people had and died of pneumonia (unconnected with the Mexican flu) every day for the past week than the total toll this disease has taken.
Of course the conspiracy theorists are out (the tin-hat crowd) talking about how mysterious it is that a recombinant virus is striking just 5 years after "they" tried to make one to learn how to protect us from it.
Me, I'm wondering why the Obama administration is now talking about $3.5-BILLION for reacting to this "crisis".
Labels: Health, Politics
