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November 20, 2009

• 1,540,514 Influenza/ARI
• 88,744 Hospitalized
• 354 Dead

The above numbers represent the latest figures from the Ukraine Ministry of Health.  The increase in deaths is 10, which is lower than recent increases and more Oblasts have fallen below the epidemic threshold, but Live still leads in daily increases in cases (from 114,211 to 118,256) suggesting the outbreak has moved east (see map).  Similarly, Kiev recorded the largest increase in fatalities (14 to 18).

Recently, Mill Hill in London released sequences from 10 patients in Ukraine and most were in the areas hit hard at the beginning of the outbreak, Ternopil and Lviv.  Four of the ten were sequences from deceased patients and all four had D225G, which was not present in the six HA sequences from patients who survived.

This correlation between the receptor binding domain change, D225G and fatal cases is cause for concern, and recent reports describe large increases in cases and fatalities in Poland, raising concerns that this change has significantly spread to the west of western Ukraine also.

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11200901/Ukraine_354.html

So PC’s Grandmother took a little spill on Wednesday. You may recall that she had a titanium rod inserted about 18 mos. ago to repair a nasty spiral fracture in her femur. This fall produced a slight fracture in her pelvis. A real pain in the …..

Anyway, with the kids at the aquarium with PC and PC’s dad, I had the freedom to head over to the hospital to sit with PC’s mom and the patient.

Thanks so the current influenza pandemic, hospitals have tightened their visitation policy.

Revised Policy

As cases of flu continue to increase in (our) County and elsewhere, it is important that we take appropriate measures to maintain a healthy environment for patients and staff in our hospitals. With this in mind, we have added new restrictions to our usual patient visitation policy.

Further restricting access to our hospitals and patient floors will help limit the risks of H1N1 and seasonal flu exposure and help protect everyone on our hospital campuses.

All visitors will be screened. If visitors display symptoms of influenza-like illness, they will be asked to leave.
Children 14 and younger cannot enter the hospital unless they are patients in active treatment or have appointments. This includes lobbies, dining facilities and common areas.
Hospitalized patients are now limited to no more than four visitors per day.
Exceptions may be allowed in extraordinary situations and on a case-by-case basis.
These restrictions are in accordance with guidelines published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and are similar to policies now being enforced at most hospitals in the county.

Though we understand additional restrictions on patient visitation will have some impact on you and your family, we hope you understand that our first priority must always be the health and safety of you and those in our care.

Thank you for your understanding and for helping us keep everyone safe and healthy during the flu season.

A solid policy. Cutting back on the number of visitors will most definitely lower the exposure the patients will have to potential carriers. However, the policy is dependent on the comptency of those charged to uphold it.

Witness Frume Sarah’s experience:

Security Guard: Hi. Are you here to visit someone?

FrumeSarah: Yes, I am. Room 403.

SG: A or B?

FS: It’s a private room.

SG: So is she in bed A or bed B?

FS: Um…there’s only one bed in the room. It’s a private room.

SG: So is the one bed A or B?

FS: Why don’t we call it…A.

SG (glancing at the visitor log): Sorry. She’s already had 4 visitors today. You can’t go in.

FS: How is that possible? She has only had three visitors today. I’m the fourth.

SG: Well, it says right here. You can call her on the house line.

FS: She doesn’t have a phone in her room.

SG: Well, I’m sorry but that’s the policy.

FS: I understand that is the policy. But I am down from such-and-such a county (about 90 miles north) and I am the fourth visitor she is expecting. Plus she is being discharged in about two hours.

SG: Ma’am, the log lists 4 visitors. M Frummie, W Frummie, S Frummie, and S Frummie.

FS: But there is only one “S Frummie” in the family. There must be some mistake. Would it be possible to speak with a supervisior?

SG: Sure.

Supervisor (appearing after just a few minutes later): Ma’am, we have a 4 visitor policy.

FS: Yes, and I completely understand it. However, there is mistake in this log.

Supervisor: There is no mistake. I was the one working the desk and I know how many names I wrote down.

FS: Yes, but I am wondering if you know how many people you saw. We only have one person by this name in our family.

Supervisor: Well, it seems that there are two. Our policy is 4 visitors, ma’am. That is our policy.

FS: Yes sir, I am familiar with your policy. The policy also states that decisions may be made on a case-by-case basis and so I would like to speak with your supervisor.

In the end, I was allowed to go up to the room. But with the understanding that NO OTHER EXCEPTIONS would be made.

(Which was fine given that (a) there are no other family members to visit her and (b) she really was being discharged!)

I know that all sorts of people pass by the security desk and that the security guards are following procedure. However, mistakes can be made. As was the case here. I asked to see the supervisor’s supervisor not because I was trying to get away with something or skirt policy. FrumeSarah loves policy! But I also knew that forcing the issue with the folks on the first line of defense was both pointless and frustrating for these guys. They were stuck enforcing someone else’s rules. So relieving them of the conflict ensured that they weren’t being put in a compromising position AND I would be able to speak with someone who could actually assist me.

I did, however, stop on my way out and thank the original security guard. He kept his cool and got me his supervisor, I appreciated the way that he handled things.

本星期一終於輪到冇病痛的Calgary大人(及其他所有人)可以打加拿大豬流感針啦 (As of Monday, November 23, H1N1 immunization is available to all Albertans six months of age and older.)。

昨天我和另一半去打豬流感針，過程順利有效率，相對初初幾天大混亂得令人對政府失望。Alberta Auditor General (審計長) 已宣佈會進行調查當時的混亂。

讓我考考大家對豬流感針的認識。

選擇題，豬流感針是，

a) 用牛油種養/製造，

b) 用雞蛋種養/製造，

c) 用豬肉種養/製造，

d) a 和 b 和 c，

e) 以上都是錯的。

It is that time of the year again, when influenza strikes thousands of people. The term “Flu”, a contagious respiratory illness, is caused by influenza viruses.
It spreads from person-to-person and can cause mild to severe illness, and in some cases it can lead to death. Deaths generally result from complications such as pneumonia, ear or sinus infections and the worsening of existing chronic medical conditions.

Presently there are two strains of flu, seasonal flu and the H1N1 (Swine) flu, that are circulating here in the USA. The seasonal flu usually starts during the fall and continues through early spring. This is the flu that we are all familiar with, however the H1N1 is a new strain that we have not seen before. The symptoms of H1N1 flu are similar to seasonal flu, but are more severe and may include additional symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea.

Who is at Risk?
Everyone is at risk of contracting the flu virus, both the seasonal and the N1H1 virus.
Most healthy people recover from the flu without problems, but certain people are at a high risk than others for serious complications.
Those at higher risk and therefore need to be more cautious include:

• Pregnant women
• People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age.
• Emergency medical personnel and Health care workers.
• Those 65 and older.
• Anyone between 6 months and 24 years old.
• People 25 through 64 who have a chronic health disorder or reduced immune systems.

How does the Flu spread from person to person?

The H1N1 virus is spread from person-to-person in the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread; by contact with respiratory droplets from an infected person.

• This can occur by direct bodily contact or touching something with virus on it (shaking hands with a person who has the flu) and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
• Respiratory droplets are generated by a person coughing or sneezing near you coming into contact with your mouth, nose or eyes, as in an elevator or other enclosed area.

How do I protect myself?

First of all everyone should get vaccinated against both the Seasonal and H1N1. The Flu shot is the easy, effective and inexpensive way to protect yourself and your family from catching the flu virus. Recommended personal protective measures include:

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue away immediately in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water, especially after you cough or sneeze or have been in public places.  Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
• Have and use a personal flu kit when there is a risk of exposure to respiratory droplets from an infected person and when travelling.
• If you are sick, avoid public interaction as much as possible until 24 hours after signs and symptoms have ended without fever-reducing medications.
• Stop smoking to help prevent severe, life-threatening complications from the flu. Use your Zippo Lighter to start a Zippo Lighter Collection, not to light that cigarette.
• If weather permits, open windows to keep rooms well ventilated and air fresh.

Can I improve my Immune System?

There are a number of ways to improve the efficiency of your immune system. These include:

• Eating well.  A diet rich in vegetables and containing items known for their immune system benefits (mushrooms, broccoli and probiotics) can go a long way in helping you protect yourself. As foods rich in Vitamin D are rare, it is a good idea to take 1,000 UI of Vitamin D (400 UI for children) per day.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Stop drinking Coffee and reduce refined white sugar from your diet to boost your immune system. Caffeine robs your body of minerals and vitamins.
• Get sufficient Sleep. Many studies have shown that a lack of sleep hurts immunity to some illnesses.
• Be active every day. Active people are generally less affected by the flu than those that are sedentary.
• Staying clean. Regular hand washing and the disinfecting of objects touched regularly (phones, computer keyboards, door handles etc.) remains the best first line of defence against contracting infections.

Is there an end in sight?

While it is difficult to predict how the H1N1 flu will pan out, it now appears that the virus is coming in waves. Keep in mind, seasonal flu typically arrives in November and peaks in January-February. Therefore, it is still going to be important to take precautions into the spring.

Remember, the H1N1 vaccination remains the best way of protecting yourself against this influenza virus.

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Novye Izvestija
November 26, 2009

Translated from Russian by Infowars Ireland

The Swine Flu Pandemic which Novye Izvestija has written about many times, may be the most ambitious scam and corruption of our time. In any case, the enormous commercial aspect of the “swine flu scare” is already evident.

The main cause of the hysterical response to the swine flu epidemic is a strong public relations campaign by experts from WHO. Photo: Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization.

The same conclusion was reached by Danish journalists who expertly examined the links between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, who gained wealth by selling drugs to counter the disease. It turns out, for example, that many scientists who sit on various committees of WHO, carefully concealed the fact that they receive money from the giant pharmaceutical companies of the world.

According to the international investment bank JP Morgan, the pharmaceutical industry will make more than 7 Billion Euros this year on the sale of A/H1N1 vaccines. Leading western countries have ordered enough doses to vaccinate either their entire population (such as Australia) or one third (Germany and several other EU member States). Factories making the vaccines and pills are working around the clock, in four shift rotations, with a backlog of orders …they are not experiencing the global economic crisis as others might.

For the first time in many years flu pandemic ‘panic’ has affected the EU. The vaccine has been produced without a sufficient number of clinical and laboratory tests.

Is such a panic justified? a growing number of specialists are examining the issue by comparing the mortality statistics from the swine flu virus and it’s ‘conventional’ varieties, each Autumn they begin their march across the planet. So far, according to WHO, six thousand people have fallen victim to A/H1N1, while the average annual death rate during epidemics of ‘traditional’ varieties of flu reaches half a million.

The main cause of the hysterical response to the swine flu epidemic, according to reporters from the Danish newspaper ‘Information’, is not because it is so dangerous, but because of a strong public relations campaign by experts from WHO. Some of them [WHO experts] are literally in the service of the vaccine manufacturers.

“It is disturbing that many of the scientists who sit on various committees of WHO, are presented as ‘independent experts’, but they carefully conceal the fact that they receive money from pharmaceutical companies”, Professor of epidemiology, Tom Jefferson, who works at the Cochrane Center in Rome, told reporters.

WHO announced the swine flu pandemic under pressure from a panel of advisers, headed by a Dutch doctor, Albert Ostenhaus, nicknamed ‘Dr. Flu’ (from the name ‘Tamiflu’) because he was active in promoting mass vaccination of the population through WHO and the Western media. Now the government of the Netherlands is conducting an emergency investigation into the activities of ‘Doctor Flu’, as it became known that he receives a salary from several vaccine manufacturing companies. Many other WHO advisers sit ‘on two chairs’ (conflict of interest) like Ostenhaus, and while dealing with the swine flu pandemic on behalf of WHO, they do not like to advertise that they are paid advisers to pharmaceutical giants Roche, RW Johnson, SmithKline and Beecham Glaxo Wellcome, who have received the lion’s share of orders for manufacturing of vaccines. The result of pressure from these experts was the resolution of WHO on 7th July this year, which called for an unprecedented campaign of mass vaccination.

“The WHO is biased in their recommendations – says Professor Tom Jefferson. – Normal hygiene measures provide much greater effect than these little-studied vaccines, and at the same time WHO refers to the use of masks and hand-washing as a means to combat swine flu only twice in their documents. Vaccines and other medications are referred to 42 times!” Dr. Jefferson and several of his colleagues believe that paid advisers of the pharmaceutical companies should be removed from their positions and not allowed to give recommendations to the WHO, but the organization itself is in no hurry to carry out such a reform. WHO spokesperson, Gregory Hertl, commenting on the article in ‘Information’ (Danish newspaper) said it is impossible to deny the services of the world’s leading experts on the sole ground that they have a financial interest in the promotion of a strategy to combat various diseases.

It should be noted that this is not the first year that ’scope for corruption’ in pharmacology has been the focus of the Western media. The New England Journal of Medicine published ‘The Whistleblower’ several years ago. In a series of articles the Whistleblower showed the inside life of the ‘medical mafia’. According to them, only 11-14% of pharmaceutical companies budgets are spent on research, but 36% of funds are spent on PR. Much of the money ends up in the pockets of doctors, scientists, and the accounts of various organizations working in health care.

Bird Flu Pandemic
November 25, 2009

New reports from Iowa and North Carolina are raising concerns that the deadly H1N1 swine flu mutations that have been confirmed by the WHO in Ukraine, Norway and elsewhere have already reached the United States.  In Iowa, a report that doctors are seeing “very heavy, wet hemorrhagic lungs, lungs with a lot of blood in them” in H1N1 patients is creating concerns among health experts that the deadly Ukraine H1N1 has already spread there.  In addition, a report of Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 swine flu in North Carolina is raising questions about the ability of medical authorities to combat H1N1 if thousands of people do start dying.  If deadly H1N1 swine flu mutations have already reached the United States, what does that mean?  Doctors in Ukraine have been reporting that victims of H1N1 there are experiencing violent hemorrhaging in their lungs. As the patients near death, their lungs reportedly become as “black as charcoal” and literally begin to disintegrate.  Will this start happening soon inside the U.S.?

Last week, the WHO confirmed that an H1N1 mutation had been discovered in Ukraine.

The news report causing the most concern today is the one about H1N1 patients in Iowa.  Commenting on a dramatic spike in H1N1 deaths in Iowa, Dr. Gregory Schmunk told KCCI news that what doctors there are seeing ”is very heavy, wet hemorrhagic lungs, lungs with a lot of blood in them.”

Hemorrhagic lungs that are filled with blood?

That sounds precisely like what is taking place in Ukraine.

Last week, the WHO confirmed that an H1N1 mutation had been discovered in Ukraine. This H1N1 mutation involved a receptor binding domain change, and it is apparently causing the H1N1 virus to become much more virulent.

Just like the new report in Iowa, many victims of H1N1 in Ukraine have been experiencing violent hemorrhaging in the lungs.  Temperatures inside the lungs of patients in Ukraine have been reported to be as high as 135 degrees Fahrenheit.  As the patient near death, the lungs turn to mush and literally become as black as charcoal.

In fact, one doctor in Western Ukraine was quoted as saying the following about what is happening to the lungs of these patients…..

“We have carried out post mortems on two victims and found their lungs are as black as charcoal. They look like they have been burned. It’s terrifying.”

If that wasn’t bad enough, the WHO has now confirmed that the same H1N1 mutation has shown up in Norway.

Norway’s Institute of Public Health has released a statement in which they announced that this mutation “could possibly…cause more severe disease” because it apparently infects tissue deeper in the airway than usual.

Not only that, but today Hong Kong’s Department of Health has confirmed that it has found the same mutation in a H1N1 flu virus sample as the one detected in Norway recently.

Hong Kong is on the other side of the world from Ukraine and Norway.

What in the world is going on?

Nobody knows for sure, but the truth is that the increasing similarities between the current H1N1 outbreak and the 1918 “Spanish flu” outbreak are becoming too striking to ignore.

Firstly, both the current outbreak and the 1918 Spanish flu are from the H1N1 family.

Secondly, both the current outbreak and the 1918 Spanish flu have the same mutation that is currently being reported in Ukraine, Norway and Hong Kong.

Thirdly, the hemorrhagic deaths that victims are experiencing in Ukraine closely mirror the kind of deaths experienced by victims of the 1918 Spanish flu.  Just consider the following description of 1918 Spanish flu deaths from Wikipedia…..

“One of the most striking of the complications was hemorrhage from mucous membranes, especially from the nose, stomach, and intestine. Bleeding from the ears and petechial hemorrhages in the skin also occurred.”  The majority of deaths were from bacterial pneumonia, a secondary infection caused by influenza, but the virus also killed people directly, causing massive hemorrhages and edema in the lung.”

You would think this stunning information would be so important that the mainstream media would be all over it, but sadly that is not the case.  Instead they seem intent on covering the opening of the “New Moon” movie and whatever Barack Obama had for breakfast this morning.

But not only is the mutation discussed above a tremendous concern, but now there are confirmed reports that Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 is spreading.

Recently a Tamiflu-resistant strain of the H1N1 swine flu was reported to have been discovered in Wales, and now a Tamiflu-resistant cluster of the H1N1 swine flu has been reported in North Carolina.

However, medical authorities don’t seem overly concerned.  Dr. Alicia Frye, epidemiologist in the CDC’s flu division, said in a prepared statement that “at this time we don’t have any information that should raise concerns for the general population.”

If the best drugs medical authorities have will soon not work against H1N1, perhaps the public should be concerned.

Meanwhile the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that swine flu deaths in Europe are doubling every two weeks.

Swine flu deaths in Europe are doubling every two weeks?

Perhaps the mainstream media should start paying attention to this.

Posted below is one of the very few mainstream media video reports we have about the “black lung” flu that is ravaging Ukraine…..

All of this is happening at a time when environmental extremists are pushing the “overpopulation” myth harder than ever.  In fact, the United Nations Population Fund has just released its annual State of the World Population Report in which it openly calls for reducing world population growth as a way to combat climate change.  The reality is that if a deadly H1N1 mutation did kill tens of millions, many very sick environmental extremists would actually applaud.  Increasingly, many in the environmental community are viewing humanity itself as a “disease” that needs to be eradicated for the good of the earth.

Talk about a dangerous belief system.

Logo após a chegada do elenco do Fluminense ao Rio de Janeiro, depois da goleada sofrida por 5 a 1 para a LDU, a torcida recebeu o time com muito pó de arroz, gritos de incentivo e aplausos. Porém, apesar disso as bilheterias para a compra dos ingressos ficaram vazias, tanto para o segundo jogo contra os equatorianos como para a partida contra o Vitória, neste domingo.

Antes da partida na altitude de Quito, quase 37 mil ingressos haviam sido vendidos para a partida de volta, no Maracanã. Após a goleada, apenas 864 torcedores investiram o dinheiro no jogo da volta.

Embora o Fluminense só dependa de si para sair da zona do rebaixamento no Campeonato Brasileiro, os tricolores parecem ter desanimado. Isso porque antes da partida da última quarta feira pouco mais de 23 mil ingressos haviam sido vendidos. Após esta derrota, apenas 1.562 torcedores compraram entradas para o jogo contra os baianos.

O jogador sofreu um estiramento na coxa direita.

Segundo Maicon, ele só pensa em se recuperar.

- Não dá para pensar no ano que vem, sabendo que ainda faltam algumas batalhas pela frente nesta temporada. Meu objetivo é voltar a jogar com o Coritiba.

Se não poderá jogar contra o Vitória, o adversário desse domingo, Maicon poderá ao menos torcer pelo clube.

- Assistir pela televisão é complicado, mas isso faz parte do futebol. Sofro muito assistindo, vibro em cada jogada, mas agora vou tentar ajudar do lado de fora, dando força aos meus companheiros. – Finaliza.

For those of you that don’t know, I am dying.

I have been suffering for approximately seven days, eight hours and 24 minutes. Approximately. But who’s counting?

The passage in my throat feels like it has a whopping radius of 0.005 millimeters. That’s small, if you didn’t know. This makes it difficult for me to breathe out of my mouth. My nose is plugged to the max. No matter how many times I blow my nose, it refills. Fuck, that’s gross. Anyway, that means breathing through my nose is no longer an option.

What’s wrong with me?

There’s only one answer – I’m dying.

At this rate, my throat should be so swollen that, tonight, I will die. My first complaint will also be my last.

When I get sick, it is the end of the world.

I have a cold. It’s not serious and I’m probably not dying – I hope not anyway, but I’m not over it.

Blake.

Fla x Flu? GreNal? Palmeiras x Corinthians? Nada disso, rivalidade mesmo é Galatasaray x Fenerbahce. Lá no Campeonato turco impera a Lei da Selva.

Existe perda do mando de campo???

Novye Izvestija
November 26, 2009

ranslated from Russian by Infowars Ireland

The Swine Flu Pandemic which Novye Izvestija has written about many times, may be the most ambitious scam and corruption of our time. In any case, the enormous commercial aspect of the “swine flu scare” is already evident.“It is disturbing that many of the scientists who sit on various committees of WHO, are presented as ‘independent experts’, but they carefully conceal the fact that they receive money from pharmaceutical companies”, Professor of epidemiology, Tom Jefferson, who works at the Cochrane Center in Rome, told reporters.

Is this whats its become??? are we now such sheeple??? The Elites have lied and lied and lied and lied,,,,And We the People ( the taxpayers) have been screwed, and will be screwed ike never before….

This draw can explain more than 1000 worlds why this flu is a fake..

According to Global News on Monday, Alberta’s death rate from the H1N1 flu is nearly double the national average with over 1000 people to date being hospitalized.

“Data compiled by the Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada, and crunched by the Liberals, reveal 42 people died in Alberta from the H1N1 flu up to Nov. 14, and 219 in all of Canada (Alberta’s death toll has since risen to 47).

The province’s death rate from H1N1 flu is 11.39 per million people — nearly double the national average of 6.49 and far above that of any other province with more than one million people.

Between April 2009 and Nov. 14, there were 893 hospitalizations in Alberta from the H1N1 flu — the number now sits at 1,042. That amounts to 242 hospitalizations per million people — again, far above the national average of 161 and second only to Quebec among the more populous provinces.”

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WHO pandemic influenza adviser says the question is whether reported mutations suggest a "fundamental change" in the virus. He says right now, health officials are not sure…. From VOA. Full story

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As a feature of CNNhealth.com, our team of expert doctors will answer readers’ questions. Here’s a question for Dr. Gupta.

From Connie in California:

“My family will be flying for the holidays. Should we be concerned about being in an enclosed space for five hours?”

Answer:

Connie, more than 2 million people are expected to be flying over this holiday weekend and many have the same concern as you. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points out there are not many studies about the spread of flu on airplanes, but anytime people are in close quarters the chance for germs spreading is much higher.

If you are sitting next to someone who is coughing excessively or seems ill, that’s when you are most at risk. According to researchers at Purdue University, you’re most likely to get sick from the people sitting in your row or the row behind you. They actually developed an animation showing how germs move around an airplane. If you’re in this situation, there are things you can do to lessen your risk of getting sick. Point the air vent away from yourself and towards the sick person – that may help push the germs back at that person. Also, turn your body away from the person who seems ill and as we’ve been saying – don’t touch your face. Dr. Julie Gerberding, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adds that you could ask a flight attendant whether a mask could be given to that person or if that person or you could be moved to another part of the plane. Gerberding also points out that the air on planes is circulated through a HEPA filter, so if you are several rows away from a sick person you’re unlikely to catch his or her germs.

Keep in mind, you can go a long way in protecting yourself by taking some simple steps. I know we talk about this all the time, but wash your hands frequently with soap and water. If soap and water aren’t available, you can carry those alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue while sneezing and encourage people around you to do the same thing and avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. We touch our hands to our faces a lot. In addition, some people might consider carrying a disposable mask, especially if you’re feeling sick yourself. Finally, the CDC recommends that you get vaccinated, if you can. That’s sometimes harder than it sounds. For more information, check out flu.gov and CNN’s special report on H1N1.  Have a safe trip, Connie