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Obama's Mexico trip overlapped with swine flu; White House says he's fine
Top of the Ticket —
... in any danger.”
The AP also reports:
The outbreak coincided with President Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico City on April 16. Obama was received at the anthropology museum in Mexico City by Felipe Solis, a distinguished archaeologist who died a week later from symptoms similar to flu, Reforma newspaper reported. The newspaper didn’t say if Solis had swine flu or not.
The Centers for Disease Control, meanwhile, is providing information on swine flu on its website.
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Swine Flu: U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency
The Moderate Voice —
... Rather than placing here materials about Swine Flu that are being updated by the moment, Google is your friend for most up-to-date info… go to the general news-sites your trust, and especially, go to the pages of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention…which have constant updates on the Swine Flu issue. ...
Remember What Your Mom Taught You About the Flu and You’ll Be Fine
The Sundries Shack —
... who uses them during the day. All you really need to use is a litle bit of rubbing alcohol spritzed from a spray bottle. Vinegar will work, too, but it smells like vinegar which might get you some strange looks. That rubbing alcohol works as an impromptu hand-sanitizer, too. Just spray a bit into your hand, rub your hands together, and you’re done. Don’t like the smell? Keep some hand-lotion around, too. No worries. Keep in mind here that I’m not a doctor nor a member of the CDC ( their advice is similar, though ). I’m a blogger. But you don’t need to a doctor to tell yuo what ...
CDC Suggests Workers Stay Home To Prevent Swine Flu Spread, But Half Of Workers Have No Paid Sick Days
Wonk Room —
... in the U.S. — the Center for Disease Control has issued guidelines for staying healthy and preventing further proliferation of the disease. According to the guidelines: ...
Swine Flu Point Oh
techPresident —
... is feeding out the latest official news on the outbreak -- like the news that the recommended treatment for swine flu is the scary sounding oseltamivir and zanamivir. And they're keeping up a lively section at cdc.gov/swineflu. You might want to turn to these official channels in these uncertain times, because Foreign Policy's Evgeny Morozov is ...
Shots from the Show 4/27
Tammy Bruce —
... Here's the CDC page which says we 20 "laboratory confirmed" cases os "swine" flu, yet don't say which laboratory. They do, however, send us to the WHO website. ...
America’s Employer-Friendly Labor Market Conditions Imperil Public Health
Matthew Yglesias —
... The Centers for Disease Control sensibly suggests that in these times of swine flu, if you get sick you should stay home rather than spread the disease to your coworkers: ...
WHO, Phase Four And Uncertainty
Daily Kos —
... The best place for information you can rely on is CDC and your state and local public health department. Yeah, you should have funded them better, and you'll have the opportunity to do so in future. For now, treat them like the professionals they are and check back with them frequently in this evolving situation. ...
Swine flu, FAA 'photo-ops' and panic
The Swamp —
... With just 40 cases of the flu reported in the U.S., none fatal, yet more expected in coming days, President Barack Obama has called the flu outbreak cause for "concern,'' but not "alarm,''and the administration has pressed Napolitano into fulltime service as front-person for the White House. She is promising daily briefings on the flu. ...
Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
The Glittering Eye —
... The CDC’s statement on swine flu is here. With the exception of New York City, where 28 cases have been reported, I seriously doubt that the 12 cases reported in 4 states is something we should be overly concerned about. The mild cases of flu that are being reported may have gone undiagnosed as something special for decades, even centuries. Nobody knows how many different strains of the flu virus there are. It may be there are millions. ...
Swine Flu US Cases Jumps To 51
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Janet Napolitano said on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday.
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McClam reported from New York. Associated Press writers Alicia Chang in Los Angeles; Samantha Henry in Newark, N.J.; Sue Major Holmes in Albuquerque, N.M.; Sara Kugler in New York; Lauran Neergaard in Washington; Michelle Roberts in San Antonio; Lindsey Tanner in Chicago; and AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe in Atlanta contributed to this report.
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CDC swine flu Web page: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
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Swine Flu, Work, and Paid Sick Leave
BlueOregon —
... With at least 60 cases of swine flu confirmed in the U.S. this week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reminding Americans that to stop the spread of influenza people should not go to work if they are sick: “If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.” ...
A New Meme: Please Get One
Shakesville —
I'm preparing to be whipped into a frenzy about the breakout of a mutated strain of swine flu. What I wasn't prepared for was how quickly the "blame the dirty, diseased immigrants" meme would take hold. This, despite the facts that 1)the source of the outbreak could be a CAFO in Mexico owned by ...
“Doom Room” Beck Complains About Obama Scaring Americans
News Hounds —
... the end of his show today, Beck took to the air with a sanctimonious self-importance that would have made Sean Hannity jealous. After first declaring that the theme of his show was “something is wrong” (as if today were different than any other day on Beck), Beck said, “Something is wrong when we don't take proper precautions on the border when there's a fear of a swine flu pandemic.” In other words, viewers should worry that we'll be overrun with contagious Mexicans. Never mind that more than half the cases in the U.S. to date come from non-border states and the state with the ...
Obama Administration: Out With the "Swine," In with the "H1N1 Virus"
Political Punch —
Previous | Main Obama Administration: Out With the "Swine," In with the "H1N1 Virus" April 29, 2009 8:25 AM In the Oval Office last night as Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in, President Obama said, "we wanted to swear her in right away because we've got a significant public health challenge that requires her immediate attention, and that is the H1N1 flu outbreak." "H1N1"? Well, yes. That's the virus subtype the world is dealing with here. Huh? Not "swine flu"? On Sunday, the White House held a "press briefing on swine influenza." On Monday, in his remarks before ...
Flu Stories: Things To Expect
Daily Kos —
... Here is CDC guidance on home care. Here is a detailed manual on preparing for an interval of needing to stay home ...
Swine Flu? Blame The Illegals!
News Hounds —
... , not illegals bringing it in! Furtherore, the CDC statistics show that more than half the cases in the U.S. to date come from non-border states; the state with the most number of cases, New York, is the one furthest from the border. ...
Developments on swine flu worldwide
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Here's the CDC web page on the swine flu mess. http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu / Let's find out who cut the budgets of the CDC and local health departments. Let's also find out who is benefiting from this mess.
On Assessing Risk, Or, Swine Flu: Is It Time To Panic?
Washblog - Diaries —
... As of Wednesday, there are 91 laboratory-confirmed cases of swine flu in the United States, with 81 of them occurring in New York, California, and Texas. There has been ...
Next Steps On H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
Daily Kos —
CDC is putting together information and public service announcements on their web site: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Swine Influenza and You April 29, 2009, 10:55 PM ET Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home Apr 25, 2009 Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Information for Child Care Providers April 29, 2009 9:45 PM ET Swine Flu: Information for Concerned Parents and Caregivers April 29, 2009, 7:15 PM ET ...
Mexico Will Shut Down Public Services
The Latest on Air America —
... on Thursday reported 109 confirmed cases from 11 states , up from 91 cases in 10 states on Wednesday. Health officials in Nevada, Minnesota, and Georgia also each confirmed one case of the virus, news services reported. Thus far, the epidemic has resulted in mild illness in many of those infected, and claimed only a confirmed eight lives in ...
Deconstructing Swine Flu Mania
The Moderate Voice —
I don’t know about you, but I felt a little shiver along my spine when I heard on Wednesday that the World Health Organization had raised its H1N1 swine flu threat level to five, on a scale of one-to-six. I didn’t know what that meant, exactly. But news reports linking this threat level with the 1968 Hong Kong flu and the word “pandemic” were shaking my belief that the U.S. media were on one of their normal echo-chamber benders.
Today WHO reported that 11 countries have “officially reported 257 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.” In the U.S., we have 109 laboratory-confirmed human ...
Portland too for flu!
HorsesAss.Org —
Portland, always the little brother to Seattle.
Oregon’s first probable case of swine flu has been detected in a Multnomah county woman and another three specimens under review by the state public health lab could be counted as swine flu cases by the end of the day, officials said this morning.
The woman identified as a probable case was not hospitalized and is now recovering, public health officials said.
My only observation is that public health officials are now (correctly) looking intensely for the H1N1 influenza virus, meaning in theory there could have been some cases ...
Brownie Attacks Obama Administration’s Response To Swine Flu: Officials Are Just Crying ‘Chicken Little’
Think Progress —
Yesterday, former FEMA chief Michael Brown went on Fox Business to talk about the response of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Obama administration to the H1N1 flu virus. Brownie, who gained infamy for his incompetent response to Hurricane Katrina, launched into a tirade accusing the WHO for addressing the H1NI virus in a selfish bid to gain "more attention" and said the Obama administration is recklessly overreacting:
BROWN: Well I think there’s one thing they’re legitimately worried about and that is this H1N1 is a new strain we haven’t seen before so we’re not sure how Tamiflu and everything ...
Hmm…
Daily Pundit —
CDC - Influenza (Flu) | Swine Influenza (Flu)
Develop a family emergency plan as a precaution. This should include storing a supply of food, medicines, facemasks, alcohol-based hand rubs and other essential supplies.
Wow, that’s pretty radical stuff, eh? I guess the CDC is in full panic mode now.
Brownie Attacks Obama Administration?s Response To Swine Flu: Officials Are Just Crying ?Chicken Little?
The Hollywood Liberal —
Brownie Attacks Obama Administration?s Response To Swine Flu: Officials Are Just Crying ?Chicken Little? Yesterday, former FEMA chief Michael Brown went on Fox Business to talk about the response of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Obama administration to the H1N1 flu virus. Brownie, who gained infamy for his incompetent response to Hurricane Katrina, launched into a tirade accusing the WHO for addressing the H1NI virus in a […] Yesterday, former FEMA chief Michael Brown went on Fox Business to talk about the response of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Obama administration to the H1N1 flu virus. ...
