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Postman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:39 AM Original message |
Is it overkill on the Swine Flu reporting? |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. nothing to do with him being RW, he is right |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. I guess I don't think so. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
3. DId he also tell you that the W.H.O is consider upping the alert level to 5? |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. It is the opposite in my household |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
5. I just asked the same thing. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Did they test you at the lab |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. no, he just went by the symptoms... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Then we may say, to use proper terminology that you MAY BE |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. from all Ive heard and read |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Flus |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
6. without the hype though, would as many people get tested if they felt the symptoms? |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. +1 |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. good point |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Do you go and get tested for the flu every year? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Two points |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. The masks are to keep your germs away from other people |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. The masks only work if they are changed very frequently. |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
9. Percentage of deaths vs. number of infections |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. I'm with your doctor |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. A Doctor friend of ours.. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
15. Not according to the World Health Organization: |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. The introduction of a new flu with the same CFR would result in about 90,000 deaths |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
23. Our Dr. sent out an e-mail lambasting the media on this. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. Won't know that for about another month. |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
25. yes and no |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. Humans have a built in sensitivity to novel threats. |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. Funny - I've only watched the news |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
28. They have to report on the flu to give people a break from the |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
29. There are probably many things going on. |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Nothing brings the role of goverment squarely to the fore than public health. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Exactly, that's why we must demand preparedness. |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
30. On one hand, all this information and talking is resulting in actual quick and aggressive action |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. The media covers a groundhog when he is rudely awakened. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-29-09 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
34. 26 threads last count on first page of GD n/t |
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