Minimal Efforts Made To Detect Flu

Fort Worth Star Telegram ^ | April 27,2009 | Associated Press

[penelopesire]

EL PASO — U.S. airport officials and border agents waved people through Monday with little or no additional screening for Mexico’s deadly swine flu — a far more muted reaction than the extreme caution elsewhere around the world

[penelopesire]

"Everyone’s afraid. But when we got here, they said 'Welcome to America. You don’t need that,’" said Alejandro Meneses of Fairlawn, N.J., pointing to a paper mask hanging from his neck."

Oh joy....(eye roll)

[luckystarmom]

I have a friend whose daughter has a 103 fever, and she hasn’t taken her to the doctor. We live in San Jose, and the daughter goes to a school filled with illegal immigrants.

[Joe Boucher]

If this gets even a little out of hand it may become the f-ing “messiahs”, Katrina.

NO need to close the borders or check for ill travelers.
So what if a few folks get sick?

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping

[penelopesire]

Why won’t she call the doctor? That’s crazy! We have our first report in our city today. Very scary.

[luckystarmom]

She called the doctor and the doctor told her to come in if the fever last for 3 days. I told her to call the doctor and get a swine flu tests and try to get tamiflu.

[penelopesire]

It’s insanity! We have our first report in our city this morning. A Mexican middle school girl with no recent travel to Mexico(or so they say). Not even closing the school!!

[penelopesire]

She needs to find another Doctor ASAP! Tell her to call the emergency room and ask a nurse what to do.

[bdeaner]

Why won’t she call the doctor? That’s crazy! We have our first report in our city today. Very scary.

Where are you?

[penelopesire]

In Texas.

[bdeaner]

In Texas.

Thanks. What city are you in?

[Cicero]

I would certainly recommend getting a tamiflu prescription ASAP, at the very least.

[AuntB]

3000 illegal aliens cross over just at the Tuscon sector every day.
Why bother at the check points for legal entrants?

[penelopesire]

I hear you, but to know that they are doing nothing at all to mitigate this disaster is infuriating!

[AuntB]

Yes, Ma’am.

[caseinpoint]

Only Republicans get blamed for natural disasters, or even man-made ones. The administration is probably trying to determine whether stopping the pandemic or letting it run through the country is more politically advantageous for its agenda. Mustn’t let a crisis be wasted. Makes a great talking point for nationalized healthcare.

[Kozak]

A there is no clinical swine flu test. It has to be sent to the CDC and the results aren’t available for days, so it’s no help for the individual patient. They can check for generic influenza, but the screening test is only about 80% accurate, and there is a LOT more seasonal flu out there then swine flu.

B there are a lot of nasty side effects to tamiflu and it’s not a cure, only MAY help limit symptoms.

C. Hopefully the mother will behave in a rational manner and give her kid tylenol and or motrin and see how the kid does.

D. If everyone with a fever starts to run to the Emergency Room, they better bring a sleeping bag and a backpack full of food because it’s going to be a looooonnnnnggggg wait to be seen.

[Political Junkie Too]

Obama wants universal infection to justify universal health care as a response?

Why let a good crisis go to waste?

-PJ

[Bluebird Singing]

I hear you, but to know that they are doing nothing at all to mitigate this disaster is infuriating!

Kinda makes you think . . . what’s the reality of this situation. I don’t trust ANYTHING coming from this obozo administration.

[YOUGOTIT]

Hey Babe the left wing is in there is NO border except for those of us who are citizens and are not democrats.