Calm Down

Every where you look there is an article or news story warning everyone that the swine flu could become a huge pandemic and is very dangerous. I understand that swine flu could be deadly and cold be easily spread, but I feel like normal people are over reacting. Im not talking about politicians, they are doing their job; they have to be prepared for anything so it makes sense that they are taking every precaution. However, it appears that the average person is freaking out about a huge pandemic that hasn't even started. There are no reported deaths form swine flu in the United States, yet still people are panicking. I think that Jay Gordon had it right in his blog when he stated that "This virus is being made to sound mysterious because the diagnoses are being made in scattered areas. This should merely highlight the fact that tens or hundreds of thousands of people with bad colds might have this same virus, are getting better and what we really need to do is wash our hands, get rest, stay well-hydrated and stay calm." I think everyone needs to relax and just take Mr. Gordon's advice of staying clean. I also think the government needs to promote this idea and help to relax the public. People look to the government to know how to act in different situations, so if government officials are calm, the American people will do the same.

Read one of the many articles at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-walden/swine-flu-outbreak-precau_b_191609.html

and Jay Gordon's blog at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-gordon/tamiflurumsfeldh1n1-redux_b_191606.html