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2009-05-23 International-UN-NGOs

WHO considering implications of H1N1 + Hajj

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Posted by Seafarious 2009-05-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 the irony of swine flu cutting a swath through the hajj is delicious

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-05-23 08:09|| 2009-05-23 08:09|| Front Page Top

#2 My stampede bet will probably be "under" this year.

Posted by tu3031 2009-05-23 09:33|| 2009-05-23 09:33|| Front Page Top

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Posted by funky skunk 2009-05-23 10:43|| 2009-05-23 10:43|| Front Page Top

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-05-23 13:20|| 2009-05-23 13:20|| Front Page Top

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-05-23 14:08|| 2009-05-23 14:08|| Front Page Top

#6 [mod hat ON]

You were not wishing painful death upon our mortal enemies, you were advocating for genocide. Again.

Redneck Jim you are officially on time out; you may apply to Fred for reinstatement.

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Posted by Seafarious 2009-05-23 14:14|| 2009-05-23 14:14|| Front Page Top

#7 [Redneck Jim has been pooplisted.]

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-05-23 14:26|| 2009-05-23 14:26|| Front Page Top

#8 The thing is, we could never convince them that it was unsafe to Hajj. So what can we do except try to stockpile medication and hope they'll take some vaccinations prior to going. Maybe make sure the Saudi's are ready. We've already attempted to rename the thing.

I've long felt the Hajj was gonna lead to some kind of epidemic to a lot of nations that are ill equipped medically to deal with it. The Swine flu, despite the fears, is actually pretty mild and might be what it takes to put the fear of Allah into some folks before something really nasty gets spread around. Yeah probably not.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-05-23 14:56|| 2009-05-23 14:56|| Front Page Top

#9 I've long felt the Hajj was gonna lead to some kind of epidemic to a lot of nations that are ill equipped medically to deal with it.

Eh, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there some polio outbreak traced back to the hajj a couple of years ago? I believe that some "edumacated" Wasn't the Magic Kingdom coming up with some protocols to deal with the possibility of another epidemic flaring up?

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-05-23 20:37|| 2009-05-23 20:37|| Front Page Top

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