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Is the flu pandemic stopping you from seeing May scifi movies?

On the one hand, I can respect Health Agencies for moving quickly when something pops up that they don't understand or yet have under control. On the other, the statistics aren't that alarming yet.

What we have is a bunch of dead Mexicans, some sick Mexicans, and a bunch of sick people around the world.

I'm not trying to be racist here, but let's not BS ourselves either; Mexico isn't exactly a bastion of quality health care. How much do you want to bet that the Mexicans who have died from this didn't have access to decent, or any, health care until it was too late. And what was the state of their health to begin with? Dr. Gupta says it was people in the prime of their life, but was it people in the prime of health?

Rather, the kids going to that private school in NYC had access to some of the best health care their parents' insurance money could buy.

US citizens tend to be a fairly robust bunch with pretty healthy immune systems. Our health problems tend to be caused by overindulgence rather than not having enough.

I have every reason to believe that Swine Flu will spread -- I'll probably contract it -- but it's not going to be the destructive force that people are afraid it's going to be. The statistics and demographics simply don't support that.
 
Well if I were going to Mexico City to see it I might think twice.

If anything I'll be thinking twice next time I get on a bus.

Rode with some bitch who was coughing her ass off back in the Fall and I was sick as a dog for the next ten days.
 
Maestro said:
On the one hand, I can respect Health Agencies for moving quickly when something pops up that they don't understand or yet have under control. On the other, the statistics aren't that alarming yet.

What we have is a bunch of dead Mexicans, some sick Mexicans, and a bunch of sick people around the world.

I'm not trying to be racist here, but let's not BS ourselves either; Mexico isn't exactly a bastion of quality health care. How much do you want to bet that the Mexicans who have died from this didn't have access to decent, or any, health care until it was too late. And what was the state of their health to begin with? Dr. Gupta says it was people in the prime of their life, but was it people in the prime of health?

Rather, the kids going to that private school in NYC had access to some of the best health care their parents' insurance money could buy.

US citizens tend to be a fairly robust bunch with pretty healthy immune systems. Our health problems tend to be caused by overindulgence rather than not having enough.

I have every reason to believe that Swine Flu will spread -- I'll probably contract it -- but it's not going to be the destructive force that people are afraid it's going to be. The statistics and demographics simply don't support that.
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there were issues with a lot of the people not getting care they needed right away in mexico.
and there are still issues about the lack of followup care to the other people they may have exposed like family members.

but yeah not only is thing going after the young but it seems to be more agressive against those with a healthy immune system.
another oddity seems to be that secondary exposure isnt as deadly something they dont understand.

but no for now it isnt keeping me from going out and doing something.
the only thing i might have thoughts about is flying .
 
Well, I'm flying in a couple of weeks, so I guess I'll just have to take my chances.
 
If you're meant to get it you're going to get it wherever you're at so just live your life and enjoy it.
 
No I am not concerned at all.

I went and saw a morning showing of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. There were about 12 people watching it and none of them were sitting near me. It will probably be the same next week as I tend to go at the times that are the least busy.
 
No, that's what I have an immune system for. It's also apparently a darn good one since I'm hardly ever sick.
 
Wolverine... saw... last night... busy... woke... this morning... taste for...
Brains!
BRAINS!!!
 
Nope. They closed the high school a block from my apartment, but I'm going to see Star Trek this Saturday morning at a press screening. But if there any people there, sniffling, coughing and perspiring, I'll grab the fire hose and drive them out.

--Ted
 
Ahh, infectious Trekkies, run for your lives!

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I would only worry if there were multiple reported cases in my city.

If there aren't any (there aren't in my town) then I am not going to worry.
 
Think about this, 36000 deaths in the US occur annually atrributed to influenza. That means nearly 100 people a day die to the normal flu. I just found that interesting to put this in perspective.
 
Mr. Adventure said:
Think about this, 36000 deaths in the US occur annually atrributed to influenza. That means nearly 100 people a day die to the normal flu. I just found that interesting to put this in perspective.
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I have to assume that most of those people are extremely old.
 
That's why the elderly should get a flu shot. They'll eventually develop a flu shot for this. I, too, think the WHO is just being cautious. I'm not at all frightened by this. Like Mr. Adventure said, more young people die from regular flu each day than have died from this. All the teenagers who brought it back to New York from Mexico are fine now.
 
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