“ Come-on people act your age...
you all say that its VIN's job to post the news "AS IT HAPPENS" -not because you really think it is, but because of your own ciriosity...
VIN definately has to be concern'ed about a public Panic...
you don't like it? -Go use a different NewsSite... ”

“ Finally! A web site with some semblance of seichel!

People are getting wrapped around the axle about sniffles. According to the US CDC, as of now there are 6552 confirmed swine flue cases including 9 deaths IN THE ENTIRE US. Most of the deaths, R"L, were of people with pre-existing conditions which made them more susceptible to succumb.

In any given year, about 35,000 people in the US die, R"L, of the regular flu. When was the last time a "global flu pandemic" of such paranoid proportions was called??? Especially this early in the process?

We need to stop screaming that the sky is falling, step back, and look at the big picture.

And daven, learn Torah, and do chesed - just like we always do. ”

“ Finally! A web site with some semblance of seichel!

People are getting wrapped around the axle about sniffles. According to the US CDC, as of now there are 6552 confirmed swine flue cases including 9 deaths IN THE ENTIRE US. Most of the deaths, R"L, were of people with pre-existing conditions which made them more susceptible to succumb.

In any given year, about 35,000 people in the US die, R"L, of the regular flu. When was the last time a "global flu pandemic" of such paranoid proportions was called??? Especially this early in the process?

We need to stop screaming that the sky is falling, step back, and look at the big picture.

And daven, learn Torah, and do chesed - just like we always do. ”

“ What will we do with the kinderlach if the camp and bungalow colonies begin to close. ”

“ What will we do with the kinderlach if the camp and bungalow colonies begin to close. ”

“ The seichel is that with regular flu there is a vaccine and there is myriads of treatments. Admittedly, the US was not prepared for swine flu or H1N1; there is no vaccine; tamaflu and other drugs were not available in great quantities. The global flu pandemic for Asian flu or for other flus is just not as widely reported. They have been done, especially when the strains change. It is not about the sky is falling but about controlling the virus and its spread. This is not early in the process, you don't wait for millions to be infected before calling an emergency. It is proper to take precautions. ”

“ How about going to the mikva? is it safe with so many people going there? ”

“ hopefully your mikvah is chlorinated, as it should be ”

“ Chlorinated as should be?!?! how many come out suffering from fungus plus? it's a place that harbors and perfect germs spreader. ”

“ Do research before saying there is a vaccine, there is NO NO NO vaccine for the regular flu and no one ever panicked. Stop your curoisity amd go to sleep ”

“ Do research before saying there is a vaccine, there is NO NO NO vaccine for the regular flu and no one ever panicked. Stop your curoisity amd go to sleep ”

“ How about going to the mikva? is it safe with so many people going there? ”

“ “ How about going to the mikva? is it safe with so many people going there?”

Are you meshuge...I hope you are joking. With all the wet surfaces and difficulty of cleaning, a mikveh is the very last place you would want to go until after this whole flu issues goes away. Going to mikvah is voluntary and not such a big deal and given the relative risks, stay away from the mikvah. Your husband will understand and appreciate your putting the need to protect the family health. More importantly, any rebbe will give you a heter to skip mikvah if the flu risk is still a concern.
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“ Finally! A web site with some semblance of seichel!

People are getting wrapped around the axle about sniffles. According to the US CDC, as of now there are 6552 confirmed swine flue cases including 9 deaths IN THE ENTIRE US. Most of the deaths, R"L, were of people with pre-existing conditions which made them more susceptible to succumb.

In any given year, about 35,000 people in the US die, R"L, of the regular flu. When was the last time a "global flu pandemic" of such paranoid proportions was called??? Especially this early in the process?

We need to stop screaming that the sky is falling, step back, and look at the big picture.

And daven, learn Torah, and do chesed - just like we always do. ”

“ and no treatment either! You are just supposed to rest and take care of yourself so it passes. ”

“ Did you consult any medical or halachic authority about your position on this matter. If you didn't, I would assume your position is wrong, because Yeshivas definitely consulted alot of people before making their decision to close down a place of limud torah for hundreds. ”

“ What will we do with the kinderlach if the camp and bungalow colonies begin to close. ”

“ as a therapist working in numerous schools in willi, parents think the school notifies us on school closures and the schools think the parents notify us. none is true if we do not ask the school what is going on we never know because they do not tell us on their own. it would be great if vin would post school closures so we do not have to go running to the schools if they are closed. thank you! ”

“ I heard a report from an expert that most infections and bacteria in the hospitals are from nurses that don't wash their hands with sanitizer from one patient to the next .if the nurses will stick to that rule they would of saved lots of lives ”

“ Calm down. It's only the flu. Big deal. Do not believe the 34,000 die of the flu each year. If that were so, you would know many people that died of the flu. I'm sure most people do no know ANYONE that died from the flu. This is one big media lie! Get back to your normal lifestyle and forget about the swine or any other flu. ”

“ Thank you for not succumbing to the mass hysteria! Everyone needs to take a deep breath and try to think logically rather than emotionally. According to the current numbers, this flu is MILDER than the regular flu. By the numbers, the regular flu would have killed well over a thousand people in the US during the same time period that this has been around. B"H we are still in the single digits. Keep in mind, all of those who died had other medical issues which put them more at risk. I wonder why the Yeshivos are closing their doors now when at any given time during the regular flu season they don't, the other flu is just as contagious! Furtheremore, By closing the Yeshiva for a few days only prevents the ones that have it now from spreading it, in a week there will be others, are they going to shut the school down for the rest of the year? Even further, do u propose that we all daven B'Yichidos this Shavuos? spending countless hours in a crowded shul with poor ventilation is at least as bad if not worse than sitting in a classroom ”