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Swine Flu May Be Less Potent Than Original Fears

Posted May 2, 2009 – 10:09 am in: Obama, mexico outbreak, scientific analysis, swine flu

President Obama noted that the swine flu may turn out to be only as dangerous as the common flu.  In New York City swine flu has not spread far beyond cases linked to one Catholic school.  In Mexico very few relatives of flu victims seem to have caught it, which indicates (to a certain extent) [...]

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Swine Flu Updates In US and From Across the World

Posted April 29, 2009 – 2:13 pm in: 'pandemic potential', Obama, mexico outbreak, swine flu

Deaths: 159 in Mexico, seven confirmed as swine flu, the rest suspected.
Sickened: 2,498 suspected and 19 confirmed in Mexico. Confirmed elsewhere: 91 in U.S.; 13 in Canada; 14 in New Zealand; five in Britain; three in Germany; four in Spain; two in Israel; and one in Austria.
Confirmed U.S. cases by state: 51 in New York, [...]

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Arnold Declares State of Emergency for Swine Flu

Posted April 28, 2009 – 2:57 pm in: Obama, arnold, swine flu

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state of emergency Tuesday due to the swine flu outbreak, hoping to cut red tape and speed up attempts to respond to the new strain, which has been confirmed in at least 13 California cases.
“While there is no need for alarm, it is the governor’s top priority to limit swine [...]

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