Posted by Dinah on April 28, 2009, at 22:35:39
In reply to Re: Update Seriously, posted by Phillipa on April 28, 2009, at 21:58:33
Dr. Lutz said there was no reason to panic. One day there may be the pandemic of pandemics they always predict, but this doesn't look like it.
You have to remember that it's probably a good idea to notch back what you hear a few degrees. There's an area in our city that floods very very easily. Whenever it rains hard, the news cameras congregate on that corner. I saw it once, and it was hilarious to see them jockeying not to include each other in the shot, while still pointing the camera in such a way to show a vista of floodwater. They aren't lying precisely. There probably is flooding. But they chose to use camera shots from the most dramatic spots.
It's probably wise to avoid the hottest hotbeds of germs if you have no need to be there. And people with compromised immune systems or weakened health should probably be more careful than normal. But I don't think I'll panic until Dr. Lutz does. Being wise and taking precautions can't do any harm.
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