[magellan]

Originally Posted by michiganmom48

My daughter was just telling me about more cases in the Grand Rapids area and schools closing. I guess the schools are just trying to keep the kids healthy. The issue is it doesn't help anything if they still have dance and t-ball and scoccer. The idea is to keep the kids at home away from each other and is that really realistic.

Yep. I think 5 schools in Grand Rapids are closed for five days this week now (each with one confirmed case I believe).

[Cliffie]

Just checking in. Are we all dead yet? No?

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

Just checking in. Are we all dead yet? No?

We must be if you listen to the hype.

Next month we will panic of the aquarium fish sniffles. Ohh noo lets appropriate another billion!. People sometimes die of the sniffles you know.

[magellan]

Originally Posted by Cliffie

Just checking in. Are we all dead yet? No?

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[michiganmom48]

Well heres the thing is this Flu any more of a bug deal than any other thing that goes through schools. My sister in law who lives in the Flint area said her son has the flu and his class of 17 kids had 6 today. Her daughter who is fine her class had 10 out. Both younger than 7. So is the school closed if this is just the stomach flu. No parent wants their kids to get sick with anything but it is going to happen.

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by michiganmom48

Well heres the thing is this Flu any more of a bug deal than any other thing that goes through schools. My sister in law who lives in the Flint area said her son has the flu and his class of 17 kids had 6 today. Her daughter who is fine her class had 10 out. Both younger than 7. So is the school closed if this is just the stomach flu. No parent wants their kids to get sick with anything but it is going to happen.

Getting sick is part of growing up. It is how we develop immunities. If we kept our kids from ever getting sick, they will catch everything and die as adults.

[magellan]

Yes!! They must have received my not so kindly worded email.

Michigan health officials: School closings no longer necessary due to swine flu - Grand Rapids News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos – MLive.com

This is the best part:

Holzman said the new recommendation is partly in recognition that, although the H1N1 virus is contagious, it so far is no more severe than the regular seasonal flu.

[northstar22]

So I guess I was, thankfully, wrong about the swine flu. It could still mutate, but right now is no more severe than the average flu.

[Cliffie]

Originally Posted by kazoopilot

So I guess I was, thankfully, wrong about the swine flu. It could still mutate, but right now is no more severe than the average flu.

In fact it looks a lot less severe.

[Coldjensens]

I want them to admit that it was never necessary. That they overracted and took action without thinking or collecint the information needed to make an informed decision. I also want to hear that that 1.5 billion the feds appropriated is being returned. What a bunch of ninnies.