I'll cop to not believing in the power of swine flu. I mean, yes, it seems dangerous, but only so much in the sense that SARS was. But, I was starting to come around: that's what will happen to you if you're embedded in the media or the internet too much.
However, recent evidence from many scientists, as reported by Wired.com, appears to indicate at least some marginally good news.
[Their] findings fit the notion that more Mexicans are infected than wasSo, yeah. Not "catastrophic"!!!! Seriously, this is good news though; we've got everyone in the world freaking out about the swine flu, and to possibly hear that something (read: anything) "not horrible" might stem out of this piggy pandemic is a huge bonus. Carry on with your freakout.
originally thought, that severe cases represent a fraction of the outbreak, and
that mortality rates are lower than originally feared.
“If the calculations are correct,” said Slezak, “it’s indeed supportive of the other
data that seems to agree that this is not going to be a catastrophic
outbreak."
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Is that your good news? How about: Last week every major and minor news service electronic or written reported Mexico was dangerous and advised not to go if it were not essential. Some European countries even sent rescue flights.
Time has gone by and this has proved to be one of the most irresponsible news reporting we have seen in the last years. Now a week later the media has moved onto other stories because this flu thing turned out to be no more harmful than the normal flu and as of yesterday we have not had a single confirmed case in Cancun or the Riviera Maya or in any tourist destination in the entire state of Quintana Roo
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