that bird flu
so...on tuesday we had staff lunch here at the office. the ceo started talking about how he had met with some people from CDC (centers for disease control) recently and they talked about the bird flu. that wasnt the primary purpose of meeting but it just came up in conversation at some point. and i probably dont have all the specifics exact but this is generally what he said...
evidently the bird flu is not far from us. right now, in the US, its just passed bird to bird and the real problem will arise when it starts getting transferred bird to human and then human to human. they (CDC) estimate that this could happen as quickly as a month away. thats july. at that point they say its going to take a major toll on our economy bc airports, sports arenas etc. will have to be shut down - basically any place that serves mass amounts of people. and then once it starts spreading its going to get 40% of the people or something. and then once it hits humans it will take at least 6 months to create the vaccine for it. and even then, the vaccine will be in very short supply and will not be easy to get ahold of -especially for everyday people like ourselves. like i said, all these "facts" are what i heard so who knows how true they are but the CDC is pretty legit. and that might all be worst case scenario type theories. even so, i think the problem is still going to arise in some way.
so i was talking to my friend christian about this and we were discussing what we need to do. her idea - take lots of vitamin c and shots of wheat grass to get our immune systems in tip top shape. my idea - buy a bubble suit. or just a bubble like that movie 'bubble boy.' i didnt actually see this movie but i remember seeing pics of some kid wearing a big bubble and thats what i envision to be our best option. im not sure how that works as far as getting into your car or even sitting at a desk but im sure some smart people can figure that out.
ok so yeah...dont take the bird flu as a joke...those dang birds are gonna get you!
evidently the bird flu is not far from us. right now, in the US, its just passed bird to bird and the real problem will arise when it starts getting transferred bird to human and then human to human. they (CDC) estimate that this could happen as quickly as a month away. thats july. at that point they say its going to take a major toll on our economy bc airports, sports arenas etc. will have to be shut down - basically any place that serves mass amounts of people. and then once it starts spreading its going to get 40% of the people or something. and then once it hits humans it will take at least 6 months to create the vaccine for it. and even then, the vaccine will be in very short supply and will not be easy to get ahold of -especially for everyday people like ourselves. like i said, all these "facts" are what i heard so who knows how true they are but the CDC is pretty legit. and that might all be worst case scenario type theories. even so, i think the problem is still going to arise in some way.
so i was talking to my friend christian about this and we were discussing what we need to do. her idea - take lots of vitamin c and shots of wheat grass to get our immune systems in tip top shape. my idea - buy a bubble suit. or just a bubble like that movie 'bubble boy.' i didnt actually see this movie but i remember seeing pics of some kid wearing a big bubble and thats what i envision to be our best option. im not sure how that works as far as getting into your car or even sitting at a desk but im sure some smart people can figure that out.
ok so yeah...dont take the bird flu as a joke...those dang birds are gonna get you!
posted by Kate at 9:39 AM
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