I’m sorry, perhaps I’m dumb, but I still don’t understand the mechanism that is driving us not even getting as virulent a strain of the flu. It would seem to me that even IF being more prosperous, eating better, etc were the reason we would still see sicker people in pockets of the US, for instance, the inner cities.
I still think something else is afoot (and generally more immunity to this particular sort of virus makes far more sense).
Inner city kids aren't as healthy as those with proper health care. It is all about proper health care, prosperity and better hygiene. We have our education problems but so far we don't have a third world education. Why do you think Mexicans in particular come to the U.S.? Better health care for “free”, education and want a higher living standard. It really is that simple. Think about WHY people come to the U.S. ... and why we don't have third world diseases.
Trust me, even Obama is now saying that this “pandemic” might just morph into the “typical flu”. This "pandemic" LOL originated in MEXICO!
Here ya go :
Obama: Flu May Run Its Course, but Government Is Preparing for the Worst
Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet meeting, President Obama says it is not clear that this flu will be more severe than others.
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So far the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 141 confirmed cases in 19 U.S. states, with one death. There are 331 confirmed cases worldwide.
(This is hardly an “epidemic” let alone a “pandemic”.)
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/01/obama-flu-run-course-government-preparing-worst/
Obama is back tracking.
Another one:
CDC: New Virus Does Not Have Genes That Made 1918 Flu So Deadly
Friday, May 01, 2009
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CDC flu chief Dr. Nancy Cox said the good news is “we do not see the markers for virulence that were seen in the 1918 virus.”
In fact, the virus that has frightened the world is beginning to look a little less ominous. New York City officials reported Friday that the swine flu still has not spread beyond a few schools. In Mexico, very few relatives of flu victims seem to have caught the virus.
And one flu expert says there’s no reason to believe the new virus is a more serious strain than seasonal flu.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518578,00.html
It’s much to do about nothing.