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  1. Luella Gilmore
    24 April 2009 @ 10:13 pm

    A very good explanation. It still sounds a bit scary to me, though, so I’m glad to hear there’s no school, and you are taking proper precautions

    Love and prayers to all, Aunt Luella.

  2. Greg in MTY
    25 April 2009 @ 7:47 pm

    Thanks for this post! Yes, we’ve already heard from family members once again concerned for our safety. My mom was wondering which was the worse fate for us – the cartels or the swine flu…?! Siempre positiva, mi madre.

  3. Michelle in Mx
    25 April 2009 @ 10:01 pm

    Thank you so much for this.

  4. Amrita
    26 April 2009 @ 8:17 am

    I read about this in the newspapers. Take care all of you.

  5. Marilyn Cober
    28 April 2009 @ 11:02 am

    Thanks for the post Jim. It explains a lot of things!
    People tend to panic but it’s good to take precautions!
    Blessings on your family!
    Peter & Marilyn

  6. Peggy Summy
    29 April 2009 @ 12:02 pm

    Thanks for the perspective! I’ve been doing some reading one this the last couple days as I, too, am frustrated with all the media hype. It is always good to put numbers into PROPER perspective. Media is showing images of large groups of people wearing masks. This is the kind of thing that is spreading panic (and paranoia).

  7. Jim
    30 April 2009 @ 9:12 am

    Thanks for all your comments!

    Do check out my more recent posts. As you’ll see, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with what I’ve seen in the media. I think it’s useful to warn people and help them take precautions (a Mexican talk show I saw here was actually very helpful and balanced), but some of the reporting has just been wrong.

    The masks thing has been funny. We saw news reports about masks when hardly anyone was wearing them due to swine flu (people wear them here all the time when they have a bug, to keep it from spreading). Monday I saw most people wearing them, since then fewer people. But it does look surreal!

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