The Helen Branswell twitter meter is up 45%; a measure of increase of people following Branswell on Twitter from my first post on the subject. Branswell, who has been the best science journalist on flu in recent years, is quoted in an interesting St. Pete Times article, "Fast-paced flu keeps media on their toes". Yes, it really is hard to sort out what is happening. Right here in Miami, we could be in the middle of it and not know. I didn't have that much of a problem with Joe Biden's comments: anyone who flies commercial knows that airplanes days are filthy disgusting. I've picked up more colds traveling by plane than anywhere else. The airline industry's comment about great filtration systems on airplanes? Nonsense. So really, being cautious is the best course. It makes me wonder, btw, why gyms in Miami aren't asking members who are don't feel well, to stay home.
Fast-paced flu keeps media on their toes
By Eric Deggans, Times TV/Media Critic
Published Friday, May 1, 2009
Dr. Nancy Snyderman was waiting to appear on NBC's Today show to talk about swine flu Thursday when she noticed Vice President Joe Biden was about to speak on the issue.
In the time it took the network's chief medical editor to wonder why Biden was addressing a health emergency, he let loose the gaffe heard round the world — telling the morning show's audience he would advise his own family members to avoid airplanes and subways until the concern had passed.
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"The problem for all of us is there's no quick answer here," said Helen Branswell, a medical reporter for the Canadian Press news service. "And journalists are like a bacterial swarm … there's so much of us, there's no way to keep this all in perspective."
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Where do you find the list for Miami Dade County releases ????
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