Swine Flu is everywhere. No, not the actual flu- just the media construct. Never in my life have I seen such wide-spread rediculousness over something so silly. Perhaps I am being naive. Real danger could be lurking around the corner, ready to spring forth from the sty and end my useless life. But, until that time, I would prefer to live in the blissful ignorance of this child:
Suffolk sent us an email citing their own personal information about the “swine-origin flu (H1N1) outbreak”. You can see what they have to say here: http://www.suffolk.edu/offices/932.html. They also urged us thusly:
If you are diagnosed with swine flu, please let your supervisor and Human Resources know so that we can assess potential exposures and risks for other members of Suffolk University.
It is sort of scary to think that our places of business are thinking of these sorts of things! At least Suffolk has a plan and is taking proactive steps, right? I suppose if this were a real epidemic then I would feel good knowing Suffolk had my back.
But wow. The media has done a great job making this into a big deal.
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I’m not sure if I agree with you here. This is a disease against which our system has no natural immunities. It is a very good idea to alert the public and take certain types of precautions. It is not a huge deal, but I think the issue is that it could easily become one. I also think you are being way too hard on the media. What of the W.H.O.? It seems me they are equally if not moreso to blame.
In regards to Suffolk, if you are an institution and something like this is so visable, you have to CYA big time to avoid shitloads of lawsuits.
This is not to say that it does not go too far. For example, I have been instructed to send every student who coughs to the nurse.