The outbreak of swine flu in North America is not a cause for alarm, President Obama said Monday, calling the government's decision to declare a health emergency a "precautionary tool."Obama said the government is "closely monitoring" emerging cases of the strain, as the United States launches border screening for swine flu exposure.
"This is obviously a cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert," Obama said. "But it's not a cause for alarm."
As the U.S. president urged calm, countries around the world were trying to grapple with the outbreak and prevent it from spreading. The European Union advised against nonessential travel and China, Russia and Taiwan moved to quarantine visitors amid a surging global concern about a possible pandemic. - FOX News Story
Are you kidding me? Not cause for alarm? What would it take to be a cause for alarm. Over a 100 dead in Mexico and this thing is spreading like a wild fire. Mexico City is all but deserted as people stay locked in their homes as precaution.
I think Alarm is exactly what we need to stop this right now. If people don't get alarmed and start doing their part in protecting themselves then what is going to slow this thing down?
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