jimworks, you are wrong, it doesnt have the capacity to spread worldwide, last time i checked it has spread worldwide, yes certain areas have higher cases, but it basically is everywhere now.......but other than that it is not something to play with, it is serious and yes many people (if not the majority) who contract H1N1 get better within 3-5 days or a little longer, but there are deaths
the only defense i could give about phxflyers take is that yes alot of people die of seasonal flu every year but thats not an epidemic
it is still too early to completely understand H1N1 and they dont even know if the vacine is safe, i have a bunch of people contract swine flu from the vacine (i know you get it but in a dose in whcih your body should be able to create imunizitation to it and recognize the structure if it enters the body again) so many people are staying away from the vacine in the mean time
I think that the airlines should "hold" the ticket until you have a doctors note saying that your safe to fly and no chance of passing on H1N1 to anyone else, and that there should be no extra charge......and if it is a prolonged case in which you are in the hospital for have some record to show the airline. If you have proof than you should be able to use the already purchased ticket for no extra cost, providing you show some advance "warning" so that you dont just show up and expect to be placed on the next light, call ahead and tell them that you have the documents and that you would like to fly with them on your ticket on the next available flight
swine flu is a flu that we dont know too much about, or how it will effect people, it is crazy how it is effecting those who are normally the healthiest (young males in late teens-twenties) and pregnant women
i sometimes wonder why the seasonal flu isnt getting national media, it kills hundreds of thousands every year and you never really hear about it
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