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by **admin** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:47 am

We also decided to have a nurse come in to our office tomorrow and give everyone the flu shot. I in no way think it will help stop this bug (perhaps), but it might help distinguish the regular flu from this bug should it ever be an issue. On a more practical level, it will likly save me a whole lot of money if I even loose one or two people for a few days to the regular flu this year.

by **MikieO** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:26 am

they turned into evil mutant pigs

I resemble that remark!
Why blame us? Poor oinkers didn't do a thing. Oh well, must fly. :alien:

by **RWS** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:20 am

admin wrote:I seen the head of the Chilean government office in charge of the response on TV tonight. They where reporting two possibles in Temuco, and a few other regions. They said mostly people that went to clinics complaining about flu symptoms, and they are simply testing everyone. Basically we got our statistical hypochondriacs. . . .

Some people can contract contagious diseases at a distance of several thousand miles, or through their television sets. Didn't you know?

by **RWS** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:22 am

mistertk wrote:Par de pesados no más ¬¬ you don't get my weird humor. . . .

Well, your tale-tail amused me! Thanks for it.

by **Skraeling** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:21 am

I always get a flu shot. They are usually good for three or four strains, but since they have to be prepared in advance, they give no protection against new strains that appear late in the year. Like this one.

Otherwise, wash your hands a lot, do not rub your eyes and stay away from crowds, etc.

by **eeuunikkeiexpat** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:45 am

Day 4 since the Mexican government announced to the world it had a problem (because it could no longer hide it). If this is the real deal or just another news event blown out of proportion to distract from other things and will be just a memory 60 days from now, we will know soon as the incubation period of the next batch of infectees will be reached before the end of the week. So geometric ramp up or fizzle. What it be?

by **El Zorro** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:41 pm

RWS, I would call that a tail-tale, and I enjoyed it myself, but I like to egg Gloria on, as she gives this forum a peculiar je ne sais quoi.

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by **RWS** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:02 pm

El Zorro wrote:RWS, I would call that a tail-tale . . . .

And so one could. I simply attempted to pun upon "tell-tale".

by **admin** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:37 pm

Thought I would pass the following notice from the U.S. embassy (I got tricked in to giving them my email once). I love how calm and matter of fact the tone of these messages are when it is the U.S. that might be the source of some threat, but when they send a message that something in Chile is a threat they have super alarmist tones (e.g. the regular student protest in downtown Santiago).

To: U.S. Citizens in Chile
From: Christian D. Bendsen, Consul General
Date: April 27, 2009
Subject: Warden Message 2009-04

Notice to the Wardens: Please disseminate this warden message to U.S. citizens in your warden zone.

The United States Embassy advises U.S. citizens traveling to and residing in Chile that the Government of Chile has taken measures in response to the outbreak of swine flu in the United States and Mexico. Officials of the Chilean Health Ministry have begun screening passengers arriving in Chile from the U.S. and Mexico, both by ship and by airplane, for symptoms of flu. Screening includes the use of passive fever scanners. If necessary, adult travelers arriving in the Metropolitan Region who are suspected of having swine flu will be transferred immediately for evaluation to "Hospital del Tórax", minor travelers will be taken to "Hospital Calvo Mackenna", and all travelers arriving at Regions outside the Metropolitan Region will be transferred to the tertiary care hospitals (hospitales bases) in those regions. More information on the Chilean Government measures is available in Spanish on the Ministry of Health's web site: minsal.cl.
For further information about Human Swine Influenza, please consult the Department of State information on Swine Flu at <LINK removed by admin>, the United States Centers for Disease Control website at <LINK removed by admin> or the World Health Organization website at <LINK removed by admin>
U.S. citizens in Chile should regularly monitor the U.S. Embassy's website http://chile.usembassy.gov and the U.S. Department of State travel website <LINK removed by admin> , where current Country Specific Information (CSI), Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, and Travel Alerts can be found. The U.S. Embassy encourages U.S. citizens to review "A Safe Trip Abroad," found at <LINK removed by admin> , which includes valuable security information for those both residing and traveling abroad. In addition to information on the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada, or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.

Citizens traveling and residing in Chile are advised to register their presence in the country through the U.S. Department of State's automated online registration system found at <LINK removed by admin> U.S. citizens may contact the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy via e-mail at SantiagoAmcit@state.gov or by calling (56) (2) 330-3000. The Embassy is located at Av. Andres Bello 2800, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.

by **admin** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:38 pm

Sorry, I had to cut all the links out of that just to get it through the forum spam filter.

by **Gloria** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:59 pm

Guys...is time to redeem your sins and make ..THE BUCKET LIST!! :mrgreen:

let's all join hands...( I'll be a little explicit....for those that haven't see the movie..is a list b4 you" kick the bucket", die, drop dead, pass on.)

by **admin** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:16 pm

64 confirmed in the states

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... refer=home

I find it interesting in this article that essentially we have already met the definition of stage 6 pandemic but the WHO has not raised the level.

A pandemic, rated 6 on the Who’s six-step alert system, is an unexpected outbreak of a new contagious disease that spreads from person-to-person across borders. In such cases, almost no one has natural immunity.

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In Chile Land Line: (56) 65 421 024
Cell Phone 747 97974 (From a Cell Phone in Chile dial with no other numbers)