Originally Posted by Blaaaaaaaah
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At the moment, WHO site states there are 26 deaths (25 from mexico, 1 from US). Not really sure how the media/news got 100 and something (I think I heard/read somewhere that the 100+ was the initial guess.. but they found out later that most of them weren't H1N1's fault? not sure).
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Yeah, that's what I thought...news around here still says 100+ though. >.> So I wasn't sure.
It's always good to be cautious about flu, especially new strains, but the media is just causing panic. Like, those face masks? Don't even help that much except to help the person wearing it from spreading it to other people. And people are afraid to leave their houses, schools are closing for a week or more (pushing the last day back even further), and people freak out when anyone coughs or sneezes... :l