CDC: It’s too late to contain Mexico’s swine flu; Update: Two in Kansas, eight probable in NYC
posted at 3:11 pm on April 25, 2009 by Allahpundit
This is one of those very rare times when I’m glad I’m a shut-in. A new strain of flu in one of the world’s largest cities located in the heart of a failing state: What could go wrong?
This virus is a mix of human, pig and bird strains that prompted WHO to meet Saturday to consider declaring an international public health emergency — a step that could lead to travel advisories, trade restrictions and border closures. Spokesman Gregory Hartl said a decision would not be made Saturday.
Scientists have warned for years about the potential for a pandemic from viruses that mix genetic material from humans and animals. Another reason to worry is that authorities said the dead so far don’t include vulnerable infants and elderly. The Spanish flu pandemic, which killed at least 40 million people worldwide in 1918-19, also first struck otherwise healthy young adults…
The CDC says two flu drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza, seem effective against the new strain. Roche, the maker of Tamiflu, said the company is prepared to immediately deploy a stockpile of the drug if requested. Both drugs must be taken early, within a few days of the onset of symptoms, to be most effective.
Mexico’s Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova said the country has enough Tamiflu to treat 1 million people — only one in 20 people in greater Mexico City alone — and that the medicine will be strictly controlled and handed out only by doctors.
If it’s susceptible to OTC drugs, presumably we’re okay; developing countries, not so much. In fact, with 60 already dead in Mexico and another 1,000 suspected cases, I wonder if the next drug racket the cartels down there get into won’t be Tamiflu. All we need now is for the virus to migrate to Pakistan, where the country’s already teetering, and we’ll have a true apocalyptic clusterfark to end all clusterfarks.
As for the immigration angle, the boss is already all over it. A perfectly secure border wouldn’t stop this from spreading — see, e.g., SARS hopping across the Pacific from China to Canada in 2003 — but it sure might slow it down. Ah well, it’s “racist” to even think such things. Apologies.
Update: Here we go.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirms two cases of swine flu in Kansas…
New York officials announced Saturday that 8 students there probably have swine flu, but they’re unsure of strain type.
How’s it spreading to so many far-flung places? There should be a chain of infection via visitors to or from Mexico, no?
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Just another isolated incident.
The virus showed up in Mexico at the same time as the President’s visit? Some guy that met Barry dies the next day of flu like symptoms? I just read this story on Bloomberg, not PrisonPlanet? What???
Could terrorists be using our politically correct social structure to spread a disease? Pure genius.
Anyone that tries some kind of common sense measure to attempt to protect the general public…well, I feel sorry for that person.
Dorvillian on April 25, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Didn’t UBL and AQ once have a few bio labs set up in Shah e Kot valley in eastern Afghanistan?
Except for the swine part…
Naw…just ruminating.
coldwarrior on April 25, 2009 at 11:26 PM
So illegal aliens coming from Mexico in droves will not be carrying the flu virus?
Johan Klaus on April 25, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Many middle eastern men have been intercepted trying to enter the U.S. through Mexico.
Johan Klaus on April 25, 2009 at 11:35 PM
Cows don’t get flu. Only birds, swine and humans do.
Please think this over when choosing your words.
Loxodonta on April 25, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Pick, pick, pick… :-)
I’m a cow? Gee, thanks.
Back in the 70′s stationed in Europe, saw a battalion commander march a young lieutenant straight into Brigade Headquarters after the lieutenant said, as we marched each platoon over to the medics for swine flu shots, “Hey, look, here come the swine for their man flu shots.”
The colonel was not amused.
coldwarrior on April 25, 2009 at 11:41 PM
You’re welcome. Just keeping you on your toes.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Would it be inappropriate to say
I’ve got a FEEVAH!
Greg Toombs on April 26, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Not with your last name.
(my apologies, but it was just too tempting)
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Regarding the Mexican who died the day after meeting President Obama:
– USA Today: Mexico’s Health Secretary Jose Córdova …
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 12:16 AM
Most of the people who die from the flu, have influenza-associated pneumonia.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 12:22 AM
aaaaachoink!!! Scuse me…
Fortunata on April 26, 2009 at 12:24 AM
The incubation period for flu is normally 1 to 4 days, and the meeting was on the 16th. So it appears that no member of the presidential party or accompanying press corps was infected during their Mexican visit. This lends credence to the Mexican Health Secretary’s denial. People do die of non-flu related pneumonia.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 12:29 AM
Good news. But, I find it hard to trust Mexican officials or the press, both of whom I have had a lot of dealings.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Agree with that. It’s troubling.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 12:43 AM
Hmm, my boss was out sick this week with the flu. He just looks really tired now…but that means I was exposed to it. Gulp.
PattyJ on April 26, 2009 at 1:11 AM
President Zero just issued a statement saying he’s got the situation well in hand as long as we all check our tire pressures as soon as possible.
viking01 on April 26, 2009 at 1:14 AM
It won’t matter if lots of people crossing the border legally are carrying it too. The flu is very contagious and this strain is already in the US anyway.
gh on April 26, 2009 at 1:34 AM
Ok, THAT made me laugh, I admit it!
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NightmareOnKStreet on April 26, 2009 at 2:32 AM
California, Texas and Kansas are all hi illegal destinations. One report said the prep school kids became sick on the same day, which suggests a single vector like food handler
Monitoring airports is a joke although it may protect passengers
The lack of hygiene in illegals may kill us. Our local illegal’s chosen shopping mart is filled with kids coughing mouth wide open. There is no use of kleenex and no understanding of the need to cover the mouth
One report said many of the victims had to go quickly to ventilators recalling the flu of 1918, where lung cells burst filling the lungs with fluid (pneumonia) causing rapid death. Similar to the hanta virus on the Indian reservation a few years back where young natives with hanta infection could collapse and die at a party from the same lung issue
My grandmother witnessed the 1918 epidemic. She recalled seeing ‘closed due to illness’ being put on the butcher’s in the morning, and a black wreath being hung for his death when she passed by that night. People were dying in one day of going sick
Symptoms include eye pain as well as normal flu symptoms. I wouldn’t wait to go to a doctor if I had shortness of breath or lung pain
This is not good. They are emphasizing the swine part because of the last pandemic, but it is the bird flu part that could be the killer
entagor on April 26, 2009 at 3:13 AM
I’ve been up all night, blasted insomnia!!!!!!
My family just got over some bug the other week…quick sore throat, lots of coughing, chills, etc. and it went away within the week. Dad just had something the other day and sister has it now, as well…and both are regularly around my kids. we haven’t had a fever, though…wonder what it is? So many symptoms are allergy related, too. Kind of confused, at the moment…
and sleepy. ahh.
Mommypundit on April 26, 2009 at 3:22 AM
It’s too early for panic or to declare a pandemic.
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Never hurts to protect yourself, though, especially with a threat on the horizon. Cut back on attending public events and using public facilities, wash hands frequently, and use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer like Purel.
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If you have to go somewhere, drive instead of taking public transportation. If a business question can be resolved with a phone call or via email instead of personal contact, do it.
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British Prime Minister David Lloyd George was once berated in the House of Commons for having wasted money on “unnecessary precautions.” He defended himself by demanding how the member “could be so certain the precautions would have been unnecessary, had they not been taken?”
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Sure, this is probably just another false alarm, but are you willing to bet your life on it?
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Adjoran on April 26, 2009 at 3:52 AM
Can Muslims get swine flu?
Dr. ZhivBlago on April 26, 2009 at 4:50 AM
I think we know exactly how the “adults” which seem to have it all figured out will react. And it will not be pretty.
Benjamin9 on April 26, 2009 at 5:30 AM
Bring out your dead!
Well. it won’t kill everyone. Historically speaking we are probably due for a big time purging so, what are ya gonna do?
Invest in Proctor & Gamble (makers of Nyquil)
TheSitRep on April 26, 2009 at 6:07 AM
That beautiful Google Map that someone linked gave me some more recent items of illness as it were:
NEW ZEALAND Aukland North Shore
Three teachers and 22 senior students at Rangitoto College, New Zealand’s largest secondary school, on Auckland’s North Shore, yesterday returned to Auckland on a flight from Los Angeles, after a three week trip to Mexico.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) said today some had symptoms of an influenza-like illness and were remaining in home isolation as a precaution while tests to exclude or confirm swine influenza were carried out.
One student was believed to be in hospital.
FRANCE Bordeaux
one who is in the Bordeaux region and one in the Marseille region
“Currently, we have identified two suspects, two people who returned from Mexico and had a fever and are currently under investigation
SgtSVJones on April 26, 2009 at 6:55 AM
This reporting site looks quite good. Seems to be updated within the hour.
gh on April 26, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Maybe I won’t have to wait for Dec 23, 2012…
Friendly21 on April 26, 2009 at 7:14 AM
Ha, “I’m not dead yet”
conservnut on April 26, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Maybe we’re looking at this the wrong way. This guy ever criticize Obama?? Could he have just unearthed some archeological evidence proving that Obama really is not the messiah??
JellyToast on April 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM
Fox just covered the flu situation alot more than an hour or so ago.
The report that there will be a White House briefing about it @
12:30 ET today.(CDC and DHS reps)
pambi on April 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM
I’m optimistic about this tragedy:
It will mean 1) fewer illegal alien voters, 2) fewer ACORN census ‘workers’, and 3) fewer liberal voters in major cities.
Do let a ‘good’ crisis go to waste the O-bots.
Right_of_Attila on April 26, 2009 at 9:15 AM
Illegal aliens are just passing along the diseases Americans won’t pass on. Give them a break you redneck racists.
angryed on April 26, 2009 at 9:18 AM
That’s also my take if the “big one” hits California. Fewer illegals, fewer liberals.
angryed on April 26, 2009 at 9:19 AM
I was recently told by a practitioner here to get the “flu” shot, when the flu season was here. I have always refused the deliberate injection of foreign bodies into myself to be its host.
The doctor insisted that it is not like the “immunization” shots of the past and that we all should, be immunized, due to the outbreaks of the new strains of flu worldwide; that our health authorities are trying to immunize us from these killer strains.
Also, according to this site, the first cases of “La Grippe” here in the US originated out of Kansas. (There’s no place like home)
AlreadyKnownAs on April 26, 2009 at 9:24 AM
We know President Marxist will not do the right thing. They are not going to do what actually needs to be done. This is another crisis. Even if it isn’t a crisis yet, it will be to Barry and his thugs. And a crisis is a crisis. Barry won’t resolve or try to fix the crisis,,, he will use the crisis.
So,,, one can only wonder. We have a whole week of possibilities. Every week is a new offense to our constitution. So,, what desperate measures will need to be enacted against the people??? How can this crisis be used to its fullest potential?? Leave it up to your imagination.
JellyToast on April 26, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Well much as I think he’s a dope(especially with the Chinese thugs), he did handle the hostage thing well. Trouble is, he takes so much time to cogitate over it, that in this case, the damage could be done. I wonder if we’ll quarantine returnees from Mexico and even if we did, imagine the ihflux now of illegals trying to escape this disease. I think I’ll pray some in the next few weeks that O and friends, if they must use this crisis, will not sacrifice us all on the altar of politics. Not going to hold my breath that they will not. We are all tools as obama’s people see it.
jeanie on April 26, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Michael Savage predicted this very scenario years ago. Love him or hate him…. he was spot-on.
Ugly on April 26, 2009 at 9:54 AM
Captain Trips, anyone?
Ugly on April 26, 2009 at 9:56 AM
While the illegal cross-border traffic has decreased in recent months (no jobs), it would be foolish to pretend that isn’t a potential vector. It’s worth noting that the incubation period (1-4 days)and the physical stress of crossing the border might work in our favor; you aren’t going to cross the desert with this bug in full bloom. One cargo truck stuffed to the gills with immigrants is all it would take.
Still, it looks like airplane traffic is the most dangerous vector right now, and most illegals take slower and cheaper routes.
Hey, look at it this way – if this was an extinction-level virus, North Korea would probably one of the states with the highest chances of survival. No open borders there. Doesn’t that thought just warm your heart?
Mal Carne on April 26, 2009 at 9:56 AM
John Ringo wrote the history of the coming days in this book:
http://www.thelastcenturion.com/index.htm
Time to stock up on guns and ammo?
patch on April 26, 2009 at 9:57 AM
On the slightly, marginallly up beat side, I am reading where the disease is not, in general, as devastating here, so far. In the past I seem to recall reading that the flu virus’ lethalness ‘thins out’ as it spreads and the strain becomes less powerful. Or..maybe I read the opposite? All this useless information becomes swirled together as the years go by. OK, those of you in the know! Fix this.
jeanie on April 26, 2009 at 10:06 AM
People,
I had this about 3 weeks ago……………………you see me postin here, right? It kicked my ass for 5 days but it didn’t kill me.
Old Hippie Vet on April 26, 2009 at 10:08 AM
No disrespect, but I doubt you caught this particular strain.
Ugly on April 26, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Ok folks.
Press conference at 12:30 … allah can start a new thread at 13:00 or so ;-).
gh on April 26, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Everyone with allergies is going to be scared silly now.
AnninCA on April 26, 2009 at 10:36 AM
AlreadyKnownAs on April 26, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Get a flu shot every year. Recall the awfulness of the virulent but un-named flu of the 50′s and do not want to do that again if avoidable. Just heard on the radio that this years flu shot will not protect against this strain of flu. However, twas also said that possibly previous flu shots could weaken the effects of the virus should it be contracted. Also, wondered if previous severe attacks of the flu might build up the bodies store of effective anti-bodies. Had heard this before but not from anyone definitive on the subject. Que sera!
jeanie on April 26, 2009 at 10:40 AM
No distespect taken.
Old Hippie Vet on April 26, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Would so many people die of spanish flu today? I don’t think so. If it was virulent as they say, i.e., you could die within 24 hours, you would need treatment asap. But it appears the deaths were caused by pneumonia. The virus would irritate your lungs and cause your body to produce secretions which in effect drown you. Today, we have anti-inflammatory drugs, which may reduce the fluid produced by the lungs, respiratory therapy, though I would think there would be a shortage of therapists and ventilators. There would also be chest tubes to drain the fluid from the lungs. I doubt they had any of these treatments in 1918.
Blake on April 26, 2009 at 10:44 AM
“Hmm, my boss was out sick this week with the flu. He just looks really tired now…but that means I was exposed to it. Gulp.
PattyJ on April 26, 2009 at 1:11 AM”
I could be in deep doo doo for talking about it, but Hookers and Blow for Bosses week ended last Friday. You’re probably okay.
pc on April 26, 2009 at 10:46 AM
The Swine Flu Google Map was just updated. More reports in France, and new reports in Spain, with one report in Israel. Apparently all linked to Mexico. No deaths yet outside of Mexico is very interesting.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Looking over the site linked to by Alreadyknownas, death was caused by secondary bacteria infections.
Blake on April 26, 2009 at 10:47 AM
I have thought hard about this very subject of creating a super immune system within myself. I take a lot more than just vitamins everyday.
As a body builder, I take proteins and a host of other naturals to help my body grow. Nothing synthetic.
Maybe it is time for me to see how my immune system will stand up to a deliberate injected attack. After all, I haven’t had a major problem fighting the flu off in years :)
AlreadyKnownAs on April 26, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Correct. The flu weakens our immune systems to the point that other bacteria cannot be fought efficiently.
AlreadyKnownAs on April 26, 2009 at 10:51 AM
AlreadyKnownAs on April 26, 2009 at 9:24 AM
So when you get sick by the un-deliberate introduction of foreign bodies into your system, this is somehow alright? I suppose if your one of those who never puts any impurites into your body, then at least your being consistant. You’ve NEVER eaten a Twinkie? Dude…
Sounds a little “new-age” to me. I’m in the military and been immunized, injected, etc. for 22 years and I’m fine, except for that tail which came outta nowhere…
I guess I got no beef with anyone who doesn’t want an immunization. I think the logic isn’t there – smallpox and rubella being to of the best defenses of immunizations I can think of off the top of my head.
catmman on April 26, 2009 at 10:51 AM
The more the merrier, I guess.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 10:54 AM
EU Commission says no swine flu reported yet in Europe
All reports from Europe are “suspected” cases, none yet positively identified as the Mexican Flu.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 10:57 AM
No “new-ager” here. I just heard the same thing from my elders, not to take immunization shots; that it made them sicker.
I was immunized when I was a child from the major diseases. I just never got a flu shot and have thought of it as my elders had suggested unto me.
Yes I have eaten a twinkie. But I wouldn’t recommend it now to anyone. The majority of deaths in the US are now caused by obesity, i.e. diseases resulting from the apparent lack of respect to ones body.
Take a look at ingredients in white bread at your local food store, such as Wonder or Butternut. Then ask your elders if they remember all those ingredients in the foods they ate in the 50′s and 60′s.
AlreadyKnownAs on April 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM
I just heard that the schools in San Antonio are to be closed. No coincidence I think.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Can we say that?
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM
So far, I’ve only read of one:
Flu scare causes high school near San Antonio to close
Where there are two confirmed and one new suspected case of the Mexican Flu:
New possible case of swine flu identified in Texas
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 11:34 AM
I included a link to the report on the EU Commission’s statement. Test results should be reported soon.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Sorry. Just realized you meant me calling it the Mexican Flu. Google search provides over 10k hits for that exact phrase. And all reported cases are in Mexico or have a Mexican link, that is people had recently visited Mexico. So, this term seems more descriptive than “Swine Flu,” which has appeared before but never in this particular form, and is a typical naming procedure for pandemic flus, as in the Spanish, Asian and Hong Kong Flus.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Another man made disaster. Luckily the muslims lack the sophistication to do their work properly. Odds are this flu trifecta is manmade. At least it is not virulent enough to do the trick.
Jerricho68 on April 26, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Close the border.
Jerricho68 on April 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Seems the cases in NYC are not swine flu…one of therm has yet to be determined. OK…got a lot of hypochondriacs in America. Not a bad thing. It’s a New York state of mind…
What is a bad thing, is the rate of lethality in Mexico. Virulent spread, many deaths.
Why?
Socialized, cutting edge, ultra-modern health care and public health institutions?
Access to cheap pharmaceuticals?
Sanitary water systems?
coldwarrior on April 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM
This local radio station, that we have, was not specific. They just said “schools”. We are about ninety miles from San Antonio. Two years ago, every person in Moulton, Texas caught hepatitis from a Mexican national who worked in a restautant.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Restaurant
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 11:46 AM
I think it’s a very smart move to close a school with a suspected case.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Watch out for the PC police.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Here a idea.How about we close the border for 6 or 7 weeks.No i guess not that would make way too much sence.
thmcbb on April 26, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Second that.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 11:50 AM
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97Q6QM84&show_article=1&catnum=0
Obama is getting in a round of golf this am.
1230 briefing at the WH? Bet it is late if he is suppose to be there.
journeyintothewhirlwind on April 26, 2009 at 11:51 AM
AlreadyKnownAs on April 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM
I could ask my parents who grew up in the 20′s and 30′s. They cooked everything with lard and bacon fat. My mom is no longer with us, though my dad is still kicking around and he turns 86 this year.
I’m just ribbing you a bit. Like I said, I got no beef with one who believes like you do. If you don’t want to get a shot, fine. Immunizations do work however, though sometimes the annual ones can make a person sick.
I had my own bad experience with an immunization for Hep B. As a law enforcement guy (plus being in the military) getting the Hep B series was required. I got the first shot which made me a bit sick, I just felt bad. When I got the booster (I think it was six months later) it made me so sick it put me in the hospital. Turns out I had an allergic reaction to something in the vaccine
“Obesity” is not a cause of death btw in the strictest sense. The number one cause of death is heart disease and not everyone who gets it or has a heart attack is or ever was obese. There are a fair share of fat people who have heart disease, don’t get me wrong. But characterizing “obesity” like you are is a bit disengenuous.
Why’s it gotta be ‘white’ bread? :)
catmman on April 26, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Just because your elders don’t remember doesn’t mean that those ingredients weren’t there. The difference isn’t in the ingredients it’s in the labels telling you what the ingredients are.
doriangrey on April 26, 2009 at 11:52 AM
I’ve been wondering this as well. No deaths outside Mexico. Why? As you suggest, there may be many economic, political and cultural reasons. Didn’t think Mexico had socialized health care, though.
I wonder if there could be different strains, with the more deadly contained in Mexico, so far.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Why? I’m already on the DHS list. So, using their definition, I am proud to admit I am a Right-wing Extremist.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 11:54 AM
When I was young, my brother had polio. Our house was quarantined. We were not allowed to have visitors, nor were we allowed to leave our property.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 11:54 AM
You dont ever want to be sick in a Mexican hospital.
doriangrey on April 26, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Congratulations! We’ve got a pandemic in our hands!
Heaven help us.
newton on April 26, 2009 at 11:58 AM
I can imagine that, but is their system 100% government run? Don’t know this.
Loxodonta on April 26, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Popular Health Insurance (Seguro Popular) came into effect in Mexico in 2004.
Segurado Popular is specific package of benefits enabling people to access more than 250 health promotion and disease prevention measures, including outpatient care and hospital care for the basic specialties, antiretroviral therapy, intensive care for newborns, cancer care, and haemodialysis…and is on track for achieving universal coverage by 2010.
coldwarrior on April 26, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Practically everything in Mexico is government run. Even the drug trade. A little tongue in cheek there.
Johan Klaus on April 26, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Start taking a good quality pro-biotic! Keep your immune system strong!
Queen0fCups on April 26, 2009 at 12:29 PM
I already know I will get this – I’m getting queasy just thinking about it!
Queen0fCups on April 26, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Oh goody, Napolitano, who did such a spectacular job with the right wing extremist alert, making Canadian friends and tanking Arizona’s economy…
sloopy on April 26, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Too late to contain?
How few cases have to exist before it’s too late? None?
Daggett on April 26, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Everytime my grandmother gets sick in Mexico, me and the rest of my family here in America has to pay thousands of dollars to the hospital in cash to have my grandmother treated, as well as thousands more if she needs to stay longer than a few days. Every, single, time.
True_King on April 26, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Local quarantine makes perfect sense. Costs much less than sealing off the country.
The japanese are screening airports. How many airports in the US? Thought so. Closing the border is probably not possible. There’s a huge amount of trade. Changing the regulations causes enormous headaches just on the Canada/US border and on both sides.
gh on April 26, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I hope he’s delegated this to CDC, DHS, and his fool whitehouse press toad. It would be a rare political mistake on his part. It won’t make any significant dent in his poll numbers but the MSM will mumble a little louder. Every little bit counts.
gh on April 26, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Great. Activate the Obama Corps™…send’em to Mexico.
With Obummer in the WH, we need the flu as much as Pakistan needs the Taliban & nukes.
Earlg on April 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Latest news on google (flu press conference, sort by date).
Anyone got anything on the WH (no tv here) ?
gh on April 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Says Napolitano and “health officials” are to speak (link above).
gh on April 26, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Fox has a live stream linked on their home page.
gh on April 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Every case has a direct link to the Mexican epicenter.
It gives one pause about our uncontrolled borders, does it not?
michaelo on April 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Ok. No need for Obama to be there. Basically there’s been 5 years (since SARS) to prepare for this. And the press, of course, is being responsible.
gh on April 26, 2009 at 1:06 PM
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