Got Swine Flu?

Anyone out there who hasn't searched Amazon for some n-95 masks? They have all but disappeared from online stores and even better the price has escalated four-fold. I'm going to focus my attention back to my personal food storage and make sure I have extra of essential items like soap, bleach, purell, first aid supplies, etc. The problem with this outbreak is the panic that has set in our minds. More people die of the annual influenza than died in the flu pandemic of 1968 (32,000 died).

Let's just calm down and think this through rationally! BTW, this is what I keep telling myself daily! Before we stop going to public places, such as church, let us familiarize ourselves with the facts regarding the swine flu. Perhaps this swine flu will become dormant this summer, but reemerge in the fall when most of us have taken the steps to prepare our homes for such an outbreak.

Here is the Church's statement:

“Church leaders are closely monitoring news, security and medical reports regarding the swine flu outbreak. The Mexican government has requested that all churches and organizations in Mexico City and affected areas suspend public meetings and has asked residents to follow basic sanitary precautions to guard against infections. We have asked our members and missionaries to follow these precautions and Church leaders have cancelled meetings until further notice. All missionaries in the affected areas are reported to be safe.”

Whenever something like this breaks and causes panic you have to wonder if some bill or legislation is trying to be passed by Congress! Of course I am being facetious.