Phil Gingrey Reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as swine flu, dengue fever, Ebola virus and tuberculosis are particularly concerning. – Phil Gingrey
Petra Stunt Before getting meningitis, I was such a hypochondriac, worrying about the slightest ache. Ironically, I overlooked meningitis because the symptoms seemed like flu. I guess you don’t realise how healthy you are until it is taken away from you. – Petra Stunt
Nina Conti If I have a gig in the evening, I get ‘the doom’ at about 5 P.M., when I think I’m getting flu. – Nina Conti
Nathan Wolfe The reality is: By the time swine flu got on the radar screen of global public health, it had already spread. It was already in the States, it was in Mexico, it was in New Zealand. By the time it reaches that point, you’ve lost the ability to contain it. – Nathan Wolfe
Nathan Wolfe Swine flu is not an anomaly. We know that swine flu – like the vast majority of new outbreaks – comes from animals. We should be monitoring those animals and the humans that come into contact with them, so we can catch these viruses early, before they infect major cities and spread throughout the world. – Nathan Wolfe
Nathan Wolfe Seasonal flu is now a pandemic that lasts for years and years because you’ve got so many people that it’s jumping back between northern and southern hemispheres and moving itself around the world. By the time it gets back to where it started, it’s changed sufficiently so that people are no longer immune. – Nathan Wolfe
Nate Mendel When a person tests positive for HIV, it is not a test for the virus itself but for antibodies to the virus, and the test is not able to distinguish between HIV antibodies and a multitude of other antibodies. Many conditions can lead to a false positive result, including flu shots, hepatitis, and pregnancy. – Nate Mendel
Myron Rolle It could be seasonal allergies, it could be pneumonia, it could be the common cold, it could be flu. And so it takes tests and lab work and resources and scans to parse out if this is COVID-19 or if this is something else. – Myron Rolle
Murray Bartlett I can be a little obsessive about avoiding colds and flu. Thera Zinc Echinacea lozenges are awesome, and I almost always have some with me. – Murray Bartlett
Mikhail Varshavski The cost of the vaccine is truly minuscule when you think about the benefits you’re getting from an opportunity-cost standpoint. If you’re going to miss several days of work – and you will – with high fevers, body aches, nausea, and vomiting… you’re going to be losing out on a lot more money and productivity if you don’t get the flu shot. – Mikhail Varshavski
Mikhail Varshavski Think about old people; think about young people, those with immune system problems. They can’t really protect themselves well against the flu, so by you limiting the spread of the flu and getting vaccinated, you’re helping protect them as well. – Mikhail Varshavski
Mikhail Varshavski Those people who get the flu shot not only protect themselves from getting the flu or reducing their likelihood of developing the flu, but those around them. – Mikhail Varshavski
