[Will88]

in times of global travel it´s only a matter of time when a disease arrives. the question is not if, it´s only when.

It's also a question of how much, or how widespread any dangerous, infectious disease might become in the US. Restricting travel now could definitely limit the number of US communities where this flu will be present until we understand how deadly it might be.

It this should prove to be an unusually deadly flu, those who refused to restrict travel will look like fools, and the blame game will be worse than for Katrina.

[Jonny foreigner]

It’s also a question of how much, or how widespread any dangerous, infectious disease might become in the US. Restricting travel now could definitely limit the number of US communities where this flu will be present until we understand how deadly it might be.

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I agree that travel restrictions will (or at least can) slow the spreading of this infection a little bit down. but sooner or later it will reach the whole planet.