Of course this will drastically reduce the demand for oil and gasoline.

*waits for this common virus to suddenly be called “common” and of no worry*…lol…

Like I said, many people likely died from a similar virus just months ago…a really nasty one that makes the sypmtoms of this one look like a cake walk.. But it didnt' serve the purpose of diversion from torture probes then so, yeah…it wasn't a “problem”..

As he has been meeting with senior health officials…perhaps there is more reason to panic than Kathy Gill supposes in this fine post.

On the other hand, Biden could just be an idiot…fostering panic, damaging the near-bankrupt airline industry…and encouraging everyone to drive cars to work.

If this were a GOP administration, Biden would be savaged by the media for this. I thought Crazy Joe was amusing with his bizarre comments in the campaign…but this is just stupid.

Luckily, as in the campaign, he is in Obama's shadow and is getting yet another Pass.

Let us all wish President Obama continued good health.

Among other things, alcohol based hand-sanitizer is almost 100% effective at killing viruses. Smooth surfaces such as door knobs will allow a flu virus to live for 24-48 hours. Of course, all of this is good stuff to know during ANY flu season, not just this one.

Oh, and a simple typo–
“Let’s put these numbers in context. In 1918, the world population was about 1.8 billion. That means that the swine flu killed about 3 percent of the world’s population. According to the U.S. archives, more than 25 percent of the U.S. population experienced the flu”

It wasn't the swine flu in 1918, it was something else. Maybe want to edit that