Swine Flu - We're all going to die

The true danger of swine flu has not yet been proven, as there is still a lot of debate going on as to how strong the virus is after it moved from pigs to people. Yes, people have died in Mexico, but you do have to take into account that a lot of the victims waited to see a doctor or couldn't afford medication. The only thing that is really worrying at the moment is the incredibly fast rate at which it spreads, not on how lethal it is. Even so, the chances of another Spanish flu, were death rates of 1000 people a day were not uncommon, are pretty slim.

I do agree that measures need to be taken, but panic needs to be avoided. Closing down entire school districts (Texas), killing every pig in the country (Egypt) come of as too drastic. I even saw a woman walking around with a fucking mouthmask yesterday, something I never expected to see outside of hospitals and Japan (and gave me quite a startle actually).

Jam it back in, in the dark.