[Tamar1973]

My point being that if this Mexican H1N1 strain is fairly mild, people won’t be scared into getting the vaccine, and those who presume they’ve had it or been exposed without illness, won’t bother.

But it has struck some degree of fear in other countries, like Korea and Japan particularly in May.

Examples:

Japan reports 292 H1N1 flu cases, PM urges calm

The fear caused the Japanese authorities to close down several schools and other public exhibits. Private museums also closed their doors for a while, too, including the Iwate Art Museum Iwate Art Museum reopening ceremony postponed until August 1 due to swine flu

Swine Flu quarantines for Canadian/American ESL teachers

[Scythian]

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