Matt McGuire comment-7006 2009-05-01T09:07:02Z 2009-05-01T09:07:02Z This whole thing is nothing more than media hype. The odds of catching this virus is almost zero. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=74316368663&ref=nf Matt McGuire 2009-05-01T09:07:02Z Steven Bourasa comment-7005 2009-05-01T06:38:23Z 2009-05-01T06:38:23Z It's funny how the press describes this H1N1, also known as the Mexican swine flu, with precise detail. In actuality, the screening tests for this "deadly flu" are anything but specific. Read this article from the San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/27/MN0O17A8Q5.DTL&tsp=1 Steven Bourasa 2009-05-01T06:38:23Z Jenn Walker comment-6895 2009-04-29T18:20:43Z 2009-04-29T18:20:43Z If you are looking for alternative media on this topic, I would recommend NPR/Capitol Public Radio (90.9). So far they've seemed informative without sensationalizing the "outbreak". Jenn Walker 2009-04-29T18:20:43Z Angela Murray comment-6866 2009-04-29T01:57:38Z 2009-04-29T01:57:38Z I appreciate this issue being addressed on Sac Press - I have my concerns as well as my doubts in regards to what the media is reporting. The more accurate information I can obtain, the better I feel, though I am not overly worried yet. Angela Murray 2009-04-29T01:57:38Z Yvette Lessard comment-6854 2009-04-28T20:14:17Z 2009-04-28T20:14:17Z I hate using Fox News, but they're my link, so... State of Emergency declared in California: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/04/28/california-declares-state-emergency-swine-flu/ Yvette Lessard 2009-04-28T20:14:17Z Yvette Lessard comment-6853 2009-04-28T20:13:24Z 2009-04-28T20:13:24Z Before. We have quite a few already confirmed and suspected around San Diego and close to the border. I believe we were the first to get swine flu in the U.S. and have it the most widespread, while NY City has more confirmed cases I believe they may have more total and in one area. Yvette Lessard 2009-04-28T20:13:24Z Casey Kirk comment-6846 2009-04-28T19:15:08Z 2009-04-28T19:15:08Z I'm wondering if California was given access to the stockpile of Tamiflu AFTER the cases in Fair Oaks or before? If before, why were we given a higher priority than other states? Casey Kirk 2009-04-28T19:15:08Z Yvette Lessard comment-6842 2009-04-28T17:42:58Z 2009-04-28T17:42:58Z (I'm curious at the vote downs...a comment explaining why would be great!) I hope people don't panic either, there's a lot of good news. We just need to be aware and make sure whatever happens is as good as possible. Yvette Lessard 2009-04-28T17:42:58Z Jeff McCrory comment-6822 2009-04-28T04:15:27Z 2009-04-28T04:15:27Z Thanks for the information and link. I think I had the swine flu at the beginning of the month, though I'll probably never know. I had some kind of respiratory disease, and it was miserable. I hope people don't panic too much. Remember media signals, which transmits our news, are always redundant, so sudden crises in media are always going to appear more dire and dramatic than they turn out to be. Eventually, some other news will overtake this flu scare, and/or you will become numb to its repetition. But for a short time your anxiety level can really soar. Jeff McCrory 2009-04-28T04:15:27Z Yvette Lessard comment-6790 2009-04-28T00:36:22Z 2009-04-28T00:36:22Z Hope this helps. I wasn't sure if anyone else is as concerned about it as I am -- I guess that's what I get from watching and researching it all weekend instead of doing my work! I'm curious if anyone else is interested in knowing more about swine flu in Sacramento. Speaking of which...these cases seem to have happened not as recently as mainstream media makes them appear, one of the cases I read was from March 30 and was only just confirmed as swine flu, so was called "new". You might have already gotten it, in which case, I believe you'd have immunity. Yvette Lessard 2009-04-28T00:36:22Z