Posted on 04/30/2009 11:40:26 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
MEXICO CITY (AFP) – Officials tried to quell growing panic over swine flu on Thursday as governments braced for a global pandemic and US Vice President Joe Biden recommended a boycott of planes and subways.
A day after upping its pandemic alert level, the World Health Organisation said there was no evidence to suggest it should be raised to the maximum of six, but warned of fresh outbreaks during the southern hemisphere's winter.
European ministers meanwhile rejected an EU-wide ban on travel to Mexico, the epicentre of the outbreak where citizens have been told to stay at home for five days.
Mexican authorities have put the number of probable flu deaths in the country at 84 although the confirmed death toll is only eight.
"We have to be careful, we have to exercise vigilance, we should not panic, we have to be prepared," European Union Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said at an emergency meeting of health ministers in Luxembourg.
France had pushed at the meeting for a ban on flights to Mexico but its Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot acknowledged there was little support among Paris' EU partners for such a drastic measure.
Pharmaceutical giant Roche stopped delivering its flu remedy Tamiflu to French high street pharmacies due to panic-buying, saying the drug was needed for hospitals
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In an interview with NBC's "Today" show, Biden said: "I would tell members of my family -- and I have -- I wouldn't go anywhere in confined places now.
"It's not that it's going to Mexico -- it's that you're in a confined aircraft. When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft.
"I would not be at this point, if they had another way of transportation, (be) suggesting they ride the subway."
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1st confirmed case of the chimichanga flu in GA
A worker cleans the handrail of the Santa Fe international bridge linking Mexico with the United States in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, to prevent contagion by the influenza A(H1N1) virus. Officials tried to quell growing panic over swine flu on Thursday as governments braced for a global pandemic and US Vice President Joe Biden recommended a boycott of planes and subways. (AFP/Jesus Alcazar)
I like your subtitle, LOL.
Why?
Let him go right ahead and be a fool and cause problems.
In addition to comedy, it generates political capitol for our side.
"Don't run, we're the US government and we're here to help!
Good points!
Especially tea parties....wouldn’t want to get sick from a bunch terrorists
“Don’t fly Chuck”!
LLS
I don’t think we need to worry about Obama catching the swine flu.
You know Muslims hate pork.
I’m sure he’s already received the vaccine for it that doesn’t “really exist” yet.
We’ve alread heard the White House tell us that shutting down the Mexican border is too late; “Like shutting the barn door after the horses got out”.
I think that is a poor analogy. If I’m in a sinking ship, I can bail water like a mad-man, and all I’m doing is postponing the inevitable. At some time, I have to close that gaping hole in the hull of my ship. Then, and only then, does bailing water over the side prove to be an effective chore.
Why are we allowing MORE potentially infected Mexicans to cross into our country?
At some time, I have to close that gaping hole in the hull of my ship.
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That’s if you really want to save the ship.
The way things are going, I’m not so sure ‘they’ do.
With Joe running his mouth, I do truly question whether 0 is in charge, or if he gets his marching orders every day. I wonder, does Michelle set his clothes out too?
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