NGPR: Anyone else sick of hearing about the flu?

MrsCarroll.6-10-07 · April 2009

We watch the news at work all day because we have to know if some insanity hit one of hospitals or the regions near the hospitals we support.

So we have to deal with these updates on the flu outbreak every 5 minutes.

I'm tired of hearing about it. Maybe I'm not educated enough on the actual problem, but closing down school systems in this country because of it? Calling it a possible threat to national security? Seems like overkill.

If you want to shed some light on this for me I'd appreciate it, but otherwise what do you think?

Kie310 · April 2009

I'm so sick of it!

beffysky · April 2009

I'm sure that I'm being really insensitive to those who have gotten sick, but I really keep imagining that people with the "Swine Flu" are all fevered up, running around oinking and rolling in the mud.

Ms_Shell · April 2009

Personally I think they are making a bigger fuss than it's worth. It's not the first "outbreak" of it in the U.S.

They tell people common sense things like "wash your hands, don't touch your face, stay home when sick"... it's like the regular flu... or perhaps I'm missing something and completly in the dark. But I think it's a waste of emotion b/c ppl are getting all panic-stricken over it.

**Edit** The people that use commonsense will continue and won't get sick/spread illnesses, and those that don't, the warnings are talking to a brick wall.

ondjima · April 2009

Thousands of Zimbabweans died from sickness last year, and nobody seemed to care then. I think when an American is invovled it is news 24 hrs a day no matter waht.

shell1016 · April 2009

I would just like the news to stop reporting it every 3 min. I like to be updated but not that often thank you.

Nova726 · April 2009

I'm getting sick of it. While I do feel it is something that needs to be taken care of, I don't feel it's the national matter that it's being made out to be.

That being said, there is at least one nestie on my local board that lives very close to the high school where so many people have it, and it's pretty scary when it's so close.

wlknsnlrn · April 2009

I am also sick of it. Tell peolpe the signs and symptoms then get off the news!

bobbidall · April 2009

Yes, must be a slow news day!

HisLovf · April 2009

I think this is being blown way out of proportion. They did the same thing with the bird flu a couple years ago. Using words like "pandemic" when there is really only a few small outbreaks in concentrated areas just makes people freak out. So dumb.

besszilla · April 2009

I swear every patron in the library today has mentioned it. I am sorry people are sick, but people are always sick.

Glowconsin · April 2009

I had some Mexican colleagues who were going to come this week, now they're cancelling all of their plans.

There was an outbreak in Ohio near our sister plant, so they've shut down schools.

It is kind of scary.

AdamsWife08 · April 2009

I'm tired of hearing about it too. When it starts to get close to me, then I might want to hear a little more about, but until then I don't want to hear anything about it.

ZeeDesertStar · April 2009

Yes! Obviously we shouldn't stick our head in the mud and hope it goes away, but the media is ridiculous. They have headlines screaming "Possible Pandemic!!!!!" and then the next line, but don't worry about it. Come on! A child that caught it lives in the town next to mine, and I have to admit that is a little unnerving, but there really isn't anything we can do but hope for the best.

mindi_lynn · April 2009

I told my co-worker I was going home sick today....sick of hearing about the swine flu (but it didn't work Sad ). I work as an administrative assistant in a large animal vet/food supply company and have had to listen to all the salesmen talk to their customers and others about it for the first 3-4 hours of the day. They had on the news at noon telling people that they couldn't get the swine flu from eating pork....seriously people thought that!

ccbanana · April 2009

I don't have the TV on all day so no, I'm not sick of it yet. I like to hear the latest especially since they suspect 2 people in LA have died from it, and they were young.

I like to keep informed!

atangiblewish · April 2009

At least you don't work in the travel industry. I'm getting call after call about their cruises. It's like, "I don't even know about my cruise leaving Thursday. Let alone your cruise leaving in 2 months!" So annoying.

Married2MrWright · April 2009

<---me. Must be a slow news week in the media. I am over it.

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