Today's View of the "Swine Flu" 2009 H1N1

Right now, at the beginning of the outbreak, I am more worried about those that think this is hype than the ones that think selective schools should be shut down.

We should be worried about stopping community spread. Even though this is relatively mild, everyone should do their best to avoid what appears to be a fairly infectious agent, that is killing people that don't get good medical care early.

Bottomline, thank goodness this is relatively mild. Now let's prove that we can reduce transmission through good hygiene and self-sequestering. Let's prove that good health care can make a difference in suppressing the death rate.

Resources for an update:

http://www.newfluwiki2.com/diary/3172/news-reports-for-may-1-2009

http://tinyurl.com/clrknx

http://tinyurl.com/cvevxf

The historians like John Barry and Alfred Crosby are nervous.

http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2009/4/30/205414/170/18#c18