Posted by
RA
17 yrs ago
Planing to do a US trip , both East & west coast with my 2 kids (7,3) this summer. While I am not scared of the Swine flu in the country as such am terrified that it may become an issue in the air plane. All cases of Swine flu in HK are from people returning from the US.. Any thoughts on this..should I be scared?
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Ed
17 yrs ago
There are over 300 million people in the US... how many have swine flu? I suspect the odds of getting hit by a car or shot are roughly as high as dying from this flu (writing this from Canada where there are more cases per capita)
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I don't think being flippant is the answer here.
We are dealing with a new virus that might mutate. Remember...the spanish flu of 1918 started off very very mild but it was the young and healthy who died.
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Ed
17 yrs ago
I dont think anyone is being flippant... if this ends up like the flu virus of 1918 I dont think it will matter if one is in the US or Hong Kong or anywhere else for that matter... there will be nowhere to hide.
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Check < http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu/ >.
Remember also that Homeland Security employees have two opportunities to steal from your unlocked baggage. Leave unnecessary valuables at home and carry the ones you need on your person in the cabin.
Scan your passport data page, and any visas, and e-mail them to yourself in case you lose the originals.
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