NY Post: 500,000 people in NYC have swine flu

June 11, 2009 @ 11:31 am

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I don’t find this particularly surprising, especially since I’ve been mildly sick for the past 2 weeks. The New York Post is reporting that up to 500,000 people in New York City may actually have contracted swine flu.

If you’re curious, there are currently 820 confirmed cases of swine flu in NYC, which puts the number of unreported/unconfirmed cases at some 499,000+ (that is, if you believe the number from the Post, which I personally do…sorta).

Keep Calm and Don’t Sneeze poster

April 29, 2009 @ 5:35 pm

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A brand-new poster based on the famous Keep Calm and Carry On posters that says Keep Calm and Don’t Sneeze so that you can let others around you know that you don’t want to catch swine flu.

Nothing like passive-aggressive action.

Swine Flu: A sow with a piglet

April 27, 2009 @ 5:39 pm

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Photo by Scott Bauer

This lovely photo of a sow with a piglet is featured on the Wikipedia article for swine flu. You can download a hi-res version of this image from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Tracking swine flu with Google Maps

April 27, 2009 @ 2:55 pm

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Aren’t you glad you didn’t go to Cancun for Spring Break this year?

Pink markers mean there’s a suspected case. Purple markers mean that there are confirmed cases. Click the link below to see the full map.


View H1N1 Swine Flu in a larger map