Media, the Flu and a Missing Cat
Posted by York Student RN on April 29, 2009
The cat found her way outside tonight. So I spent the last half hour roaming around the outside of the house making that sound one makes when trying to attract cat’s attention. Cat was having none of it until, for some reason, she squawked at me from the darkness. Probably had enough entertainment watching me stumble about and was ready for a bit of food.
Cat is to blame for me writing this at 1:19am.
School is full of whispers about the swine flu today. The media has picked up the pace in the last week with the flu leading the news. I get the feeling the news people are always a bit deflated when no one outside Mexico has been reported dead or hospitalized. Still, since hearing about the first cases, I can’t shake a feeling that the situation will get much worse before it gets better. Then, I wonder how much of my perception is being influenced by overzealous media reports.
Incidentally, the WHO are going to attempt to re-brand swine flu since the current term is threatening the pork industry.
