I never denied the threat for some. Elderly are always at risk for newly created diseases or v***s. But, for people who are reasonably heathy, even if they get sick survive. The k**l rate of this v***s is extremely low. Much better than the last gift from China--9.6% compared to c****av***s fatality rate of 2.1%, but that may change.

The damage done to the economy will be lasting. All the progress sidelined by fear.

But, on a brighter note....the world has grown quitter, noise in the oceans has a positive affect on whales, the ozone layer is healing, and air pollution in China has improved......and businesses now know who can work from home, and which jobs can be eliminated. It is a new world and we are just on the cusp of redesigning our lives to meet the new challenges.

You are correct.... it came from Mexico....not New Mexico. https://v******yj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-422X-6-207

The 2009 swine H1N1 flu p******c -- responsible for more than 17,000 deaths worldwide -- originated in pigs from a very small region in central Mexico, a research team headed by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Researchers used state-of-the-art genetic analysis to identify the precise location and the main molecular t***sformations that allowed a pig influenza v***s to jump into humans. They found that the v***s responsible was a mix of one North American swine v***s that had jumped between birds, humans, and pigs, and a second Eurasian swine v***s, that circulated for more than 10 years in pigs in Mexico before jumping into humans. Previously, the most closely related ancestor v***ses to the 2009 H1N1 v***s were identified in Asian swine, but they were not as close genetically to the human 2009 p******c H1N1 v***s as the swine Mexican isolates found in this study.

You are correct.... it came from Mexico....not New Mexico. https://v******yj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-422X-6-207

The 2009 swine H1N1 flu p******c -- responsible for more than 17,000 deaths worldwide -- originated in pigs from a very small region in central Mexico, a research team headed by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Researchers used state-of-the-art genetic analysis to identify the precise location and the main molecular t***sformations that allowed a pig influenza v***s to jump into humans. They found that the v***s responsible was a mix of one North American swine v***s that had jumped between birds, humans, and pigs, and a second Eurasian swine v***s, that circulated for more than 10 years in pigs in Mexico before jumping into humans. Previously, the most closely related ancestor v***ses to the 2009 H1N1 v***s were identified in Asian swine, but they were not as close genetically to the human 2009 p******c H1N1 v***s as the swine Mexican isolates found in this study.

They are the source, they went to Mexico and California (where the patients zero were identified) and took samples, ran the labs, grew the bug, pulled apart its DNA....The study was funded by the NIH’s Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance and NIH’s Fogarty International Center. And it is the most up-to-date information. Apparently you did not like that foundation's finding.

But, since their investigation is substandard to what you are used to, then go ahead....blame the USA for H1N1....

Arkansas, Iowa, South Carolina! What are you thinking? Shut down now! You do not see a single Democrat acting this Recklessly.

I’ve got some words for the governors of Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri and the eight other states that have yet to adopt statewide stay-at-home orders to stop the spread of the c****av***s p******c. And they’re not nice words.

What the #@*& are you waiting for?

As I was writing this, the confirmed cases of C****-** across the globe topped 1 million. Nearly a quarter of them in the United States. Every state has cases. Every. State.

So far, 39 U.S. states have followed the recommendations of public health experts and told all their residents to stay at home and shut down nonessential businesses to make it harder for the v***s to spread. A few states have localized shutdowns and way too many have no restrictions at all. That's dangerous for their residents and for all of us. V***ses don't respect borders. All states need to take the same measures to create an effective barrier against community spread.

And do so immediately.

In this p******c, time matters. There's mounting evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 v***s can be spread by people without symptoms, which makes early intervention important. Waiting until hospitals are overrun is costly and deadly.

Those states that took steps early will probably fare better than those that waited until just the last few days to take action. California and Washington were among the first wave, and there are signs that their social distancing measures are working.

States that moved slowly, such as Florida and Georgia, might not be so fortunate. It wasn't until his state had about 8,000 confirmed cases that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday finally relented to pressure to issue a statewide order. He had resisted doing so, he said, because President Trump hadn't told him to. Way to show leadership, governor! Who knows how many people have been or will be hurt by this foot-d**gging.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wasn't just boneheadly stubborn, his staff went to far as to chastise local governments for issuing their own stay-at-home orders to quell surges in C****-** cases. On Wednesday he, too, gave in and ordered statewide social distancing measures.

Why had it taken him so long to reach this sensible conclusion? Kemp explained that he didn't realize until then that people without symptoms could spread the v***s. Despite the fact that health officials have been making that very point practically since the day the outbreak reached the United States in January.

Well, now he knows. And so do the holdout governors of Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming.

Stop stalling. Do the right thing. Protect your people and tell them to stay at home.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-arkansas-kansas-south-carolina-221529187.html

Arkansas, Iowa, South Carolina! What are you thinking? Shut down now! You do not see a single Democrat acting this Recklessly.

I’ve got some words for the governors of Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri and the eight other states that have yet to adopt statewide stay-at-home orders to stop the spread of the c****av***s p******c. And they’re not nice words.

What the #@*& are you waiting for?

As I was writing this, the confirmed cases of C****-** across the globe topped 1 million. Nearly a quarter of them in the United States. Every state has cases. Every. State.

So far, 39 U.S. states have followed the recommendations of public health experts and told all their residents to stay at home and shut down nonessential businesses to make it harder for the v***s to spread. A few states have localized shutdowns and way too many have no restrictions at all. That's dangerous for their residents and for all of us. V***ses don't respect borders. All states need to take the same measures to create an effective barrier against community spread.

And do so immediately.

In this p******c, time matters. There's mounting evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 v***s can be spread by people without symptoms, which makes early intervention important. Waiting until hospitals are overrun is costly and deadly.

Those states that took steps early will probably fare better than those that waited until just the last few days to take action. California and Washington were among the first wave, and there are signs that their social distancing measures are working.

States that moved slowly, such as Florida and Georgia, might not be so fortunate. It wasn't until his state had about 8,000 confirmed cases that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday finally relented to pressure to issue a statewide order. He had resisted doing so, he said, because President Trump hadn't told him to. Way to show leadership, governor! Who knows how many people have been or will be hurt by this foot-d**gging.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wasn't just boneheadly stubborn, his staff went to far as to chastise local governments for issuing their own stay-at-home orders to quell surges in C****-** cases. On Wednesday he, too, gave in and ordered statewide social distancing measures.

Why had it taken him so long to reach this sensible conclusion? Kemp explained that he didn't realize until then that people without symptoms could spread the v***s. Despite the fact that health officials have been making that very point practically since the day the outbreak reached the United States in January.

Well, now he knows. And so do the holdout governors of Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming.

Stop stalling. Do the right thing. Protect your people and tell them to stay at home.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-arkansas-kansas-south-carolina-221529187.html

We, my family and friends, are HORRIFIED by the way China handled THEIR v***s and subsequent outbreak. We are HORRIFIED that they held a celebration inviting over 1,000 people to the epic center of THEIR v***s and then allowed them to fly to all parts of the world.

Whist it is true, we Americans should have acted much sooner to refuse to allow planes and ships coming from China to land or disembark on our soil. But, I suspect even had we closed down international flights in December, it would have been too late. Yes, we should have hoarded medical equipment and supplies rather than sending plane loads to China to combat THEIR v***s. Yes, we should have abridged the rights of our citizens with full lock downs to homes after China enabled THEIR v***s to spread globally. We mishandled this p******c.....but, my bet we will survive this, become more self sustainable, and we will be prepared the next time a new v***s escapes China.