And NY’s health commissioner refused to close the schools in the face of mounting cases of swine flu.
That is until the media learned of this man’s critical condition in the hospital.
He came under plenty of criticism from the parents.
And now, no surprise here, this same health commission is joining the Obama administration.
The Health Commish should have closed the schools. I know my JHS in Wooodside has been sending home ten kids a day. But the driving force was and is Bloomberg. Bloomie said yesterday that the kids need “More school. Not less.” He decided to keep schools open on the grounds that though widespread the flu was mild. Now that a man has died he will try to blame either the man’s prior health or his not seeking medical help soon enough. Bloomberg is NEVER wrong and NEVER apologizes.
See David Boaz at the Cato Institution for a discussion
of BHO and his CDC head pick’s view of “public health”
which amounts to ever increasing nanny state intrusions.
See MaxedOutMama for a recent discussion: it’s now a pandemic
but what that means is not sure. I agree we must wait and
see. I can’t assess the reports that NYC school personnel
were “chastised” for wanting to close schools earlier.
My heartfelt condolences to Mr. Wiener’s wife and children.