Comments on: Weekend Weasel – Flu Emergency Not Important Enough to Interrupt Presidential Golf Outing http://www.watcherofweasels.org/wwgo/ Keeping an eye on the weasels of the world Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bookworm Room » Swine flu and the new administration http://www.watcherofweasels.org/wwgo/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 Bookworm Room » Swine flu and the new administration Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:55:07 +0000 http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=819#comment-1571 [...] As the Watcher of Weasels points out, Obama’s getting a pass on this cavalier attitude from precisely the same people who still, to this day, castigate George Bush for having the presence of mind not to run screaming from a room full of elementary school children when he first heard about the Twin Towers.  (The Watcher points out a whole lot more stuff that’s worth reading on this topic, too.)  There’s a difference between no panicking people (George Bush) and not caring (Obama). [...] [...] As the Watcher of Weasels points out, Obama’s getting a pass on this cavalier attitude from precisely the same people who still, to this day, castigate George Bush for having the presence of mind not to run screaming from a room full of elementary school children when he first heard about the Twin Towers.  (The Watcher points out a whole lot more stuff that’s worth reading on this topic, too.)  There’s a difference between no panicking people (George Bush) and not caring (Obama). [...]

]]> By: The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/wwgo/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 The Watcher Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:18:26 +0000 http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=819#comment-1569 Hi Debbie, I liked <a href="http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2009/04/flu.html" target="_blank" rel="external" rel="nofollow">your most recent article on the subject</a>; especially the conclusion: <blockquote>Be careful out there, use common sense, don't panic, cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, and wash wash wash your hands.</blockquote> You also have a great comment <a href="http://krisevelandtruthbetold.blogspot.com/2009/04/healthcare.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">from a microbiologist</a>: <blockquote>I'm a microbiologist and spend a good deal of time dealing with influenza related questions. Its important to remember that the influenza virus is always changing. As a result we can't have a vaccine prepared before a pandemic were to strike. The trouble with avian and swine flu is that they are generally not easy to transmit from person to person. But when they take on that ability, it catches public health officials off gaurd. Luckily, we have been planning and preparing for this, so I think we'll be able to contain this.</blockquote> I hope he is correct. The concern is that we are dealing with 4 unique strains. As he notes, swine flu is not typically that easy to transmit from person to person, that is what sets this one different from others and is the main cause of concern. Now, off to wash my hands! Hi Debbie, I liked your most recent article on the subject; especially the conclusion:

Be careful out there, use common sense, don’t panic, cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, and wash wash wash your hands.

You also have a great comment from a microbiologist:

I’m a microbiologist and spend a good deal of time dealing with influenza related questions.

Its important to remember that the influenza virus is always changing. As a result we can’t have a vaccine prepared before a pandemic were to strike. The trouble with avian and swine flu is that they are generally not easy to transmit from person to person. But when they take on that ability, it catches public health officials off gaurd. Luckily, we have been planning and preparing for this, so I think we’ll be able to contain this.

I hope he is correct. The concern is that we are dealing with 4 unique strains. As he notes, swine flu is not typically that easy to transmit from person to person, that is what sets this one different from others and is the main cause of concern.

Now, off to wash my hands!

]]> By: Right Truth http://www.watcherofweasels.org/wwgo/comment-page-1/#comment-1568 Right Truth Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:47:46 +0000 http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=819#comment-1568 Nice thought, but it will never happen. The media is behind Obama et al, so there will be no public outcry against him, his golf date, or anything else. He better be careful about allowing Bush et al to be investigated and prosecuted, because his turn may be next once he's out of office. Debbie Hamilton <a href="http://www.righttruth.typepad.com" rel="nofollow">Right Truth</a> Nice thought, but it will never happen. The media is behind Obama et al, so there will be no public outcry against him, his golf date, or anything else. He better be careful about allowing Bush et al to be investigated and prosecuted, because his turn may be next once he’s out of office.

Debbie Hamilton
Right Truth

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