Let me just give my opinion about the Swine Flu and the situations with travelling to Mexico. It is still safe to go to Mexico. Please read attached article:
http://ca.travel.yahoo.com/news/capress/090424/utravel/swine_flu_mexico_travel_2
Brad works in the US in the radio news forum. I read his facebook status last night and cheered. Someone has to show perspective. Here is his update from Sunday:
“Swine flu. U.S. population = 300 million+ and only 20 cases of the flu. No deaths here. Half a million americans die of heart attacks each year. Instead of worrying about swine flu, maybe we should think about skipping the cheeseburger for dinner?”
Here is the Canadian perspective:
Canadian Population (as of Jul 2008): 33,212,696
In 2007 – there were a reported 20,000 cases of the influenza and about 4,000 deaths in Canada. (I couldn’t find the 2008 stats)
Current cases of swine flu in Canada: 6 confirmed, more ‘suspected’.
Mexican Population: 109, 955,400
Confirmed swine flu cases: 103, with 400 suspected in hospital now
Flu virus information
Hotline: 1-800-454-8302.
Federal government websites: www.fightflu.ca, www.voyage.ca and www.phac.gc.ca.
2008 total number of West Nile cases in ALL of Canada – 36 confirmed in humans.
Does it scare us? Yes, it does, but let’s try to keep things in perspective.