Posted on 04/29/2009 1:30:18 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
The World Health Organisation tonight raised the pandemic alert level to five out of six after the continued spread of swine flu world wide.
Margaret Chan, the organisation's director-general, said tonight: "I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5.
"Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world."
Making a call to governments, she said: "This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other industries, to the pharmaceutical industry and business industry that certain actions must be undertaken now with increased urgency and at an accelerated pace."
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I have a new name: The Porkulus Flu. It is the flu that the Zer0 Administration has given for all Americans to share.
Meanwhile, Egypt has ordered the slaughter of all pigs in the country:
Fettucini
Linguini
Martini
Bikini
Where did the 1.5 BILLION that Obama allotted for this go??? Follow the money....(Think Mexicans and auto citizenship!!)
Actually, the CDC already has a published plan if the WHO goes to phase 6 in a Pandemic. You can read it here
I listened in on a conference call yesterday that was conducted by CDC and FEMA lawyers to discuss the legal issues associated with mass quarantine and isolation. It was announced on the website so I called in. Their powerpoint deck can be found here. The presentation is called "Federal Public Health Emergency Law - Implications for State and Local Preparedness and Response ". The most interesting stuff is near the end.
Yup.....You’re born, you live, you die....its all dirt and worms baby !!!!!
A friend called me earlier to say what a bunch of baloney this all is. Now she called back furious, her kid’s high school has cancelled classes and activities through Sunday night, as there is a “possible, but not confirmed” case of swine flu. Her husband told her he had heard of another possible case at the middle school, so it too, was being closed. This is in Kane County, IL.
Ridiculous
I watched that last night. Creepy show.
Lots of rumors out there...we are trying to track down several unconfirmed cases birdies at hospitals told us about. Just crazy out there. Let’s hope this stays very mild.
LOL!
Could somebody post the picture of that UN helmet full of holes?
As far as I'm concerned, anyone in a blue helmet is an enemy combatant.
The blue helmets are easy to pick up with iron sights or scopes.
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I live in that area..
Swine Flu Ping
I was thinking that earlier today....I wonder how many others have as well...
The 2 schools are Marmion and Rotolo Middle School-Batavia. Marmion for sure - she got the robocall from the school.
I live in South Elgin.. North of Batavia..
HAHAHA!
I’m changing my tagline.
I’m sorry, but I’ve been watching you post this same opinion for three days. And forgive me for being so rude, but I have to say: If you spent half as much time educating yourself on this flu as you did on FReeping and posting your uninformed opinion that this is “nothing”, then you might have a clue why there is SOME concern here.
No one is saying the sky is falling, but you saying this is nothing to worry about 1,000 times does not make it so.
Same goes to everyone else who keeps posting “What’s the big deal?” posts.
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