Swine flu!
Everywhere I look today, people are talking about the “swine flu.” Evidently, this is the real deal, a “potential pandemic” situation according to experts. I’m not doubting that at all; however, I am curious as to how this particular virus flew under the radar for so long. We’ve been hearing about the “bird flu” for almost a decade, yet until two nights ago, I had never heard of “swine flu.”
There seems to be so many questions regarding this situation. How did it spread so quickly? Who is most at risk? How deadly is it? How worried should we all be?
I guess my initial reaction is that its one more reason to secure our borders. The governments of the United States and Mexico can say what they want, but the potential of a deadly virus spreading across our porous borders is a real threat. I don’t think anyone can give us an accurate count of how many people cross the U.S./Mexico border, illegally and legally, each day. We know that many who cross illegally, often travel in groups, which I would think be a great source for the spread of a virus like this.
Instead of talking about the borders, the political angle will turn to public health and the I’m sure Obama and the Democrats will use this a pawn to push through pieces of socialize medicine legislation. It’s a shame really.
I’m going to look more into this, but for now, I guess I can be happy that local officials are being somewhat proactive.
