You have to hand it to Vice-President Joe Biden; he gets the credit for speaking his mind on the issue of this flu outbreak. He is not saying anything that people all over this country are not already thinking and saying. While his options may be uninformed they are honest. They bring a response to common questions that the general voting public have that should be addressed.
- No! You cannot get H1N1 from eating pork as long as it has been cooked correctly. All you need to do is prepare and cook food correctly and you should not have anything to fear.
- Public transit is just as safe as it has always been but common sense says that if you are sick with the flu that you should stay home so as not to expose other people to your illness.
- The most effective way to avoid H1N1 or any virus for that matter is to wash your hands often and not put your hands on your face.
- The school systems are working hard to prevent the spread of viruses by having the students wash their hands and teachers are having students wipe down their desk in local schools.
- Education is important and until we are sure that there has been a case of the H1N1 flu in a state or school system then it should be left up to local officials to determine if a school should be closed.
- Locking down the borders is a little late since the virus is already in our country and this type of behavior would only result in encouraging panic in people that live in Mexico which could result in them rushing our borders which could cause more harm than good.
- At this point in time there has been fewer deaths related to this strain of flu then even the regular flu virus and it appears that unless a more dangers mutation develops that we can only watch and wait. The government is working on a vaccine which should be out for next fall flu’s season.
The most important thing to remember is don’t panic because you can do yourself and your country far more harm than any flu virus. Use common sense and everything should be just fine. But mothers all over this country already know that don’t they.
