After all of the fear mongering that I did a few years ago about H5N1 Avian Flu it is appropriate that I provide a postscript and update given our current swine flu (H1N1) pandemic. It appears that I currently have the swine flu. Those in the know tell us that this year's seasonal flu is indeed the swine flu but that it is mild (so far). I concur. The illness that I am currently enduring is fairly mild, irritating but mild. My entire office has been infected however and about a third have gone home ill with complaints of headaches, sore throats, coughing and malaise. I found it interesting (ironic?) that as our government started ramping up the hype to get injections for the flu that I found myself completly opposed to said action. I counseled my wife not to get our son vaccinated even if it meant having to pull him out of school should vaccinations become mandatory. The government does not have a good track record with rushed flu vaccinations and they historically have done more harm than good. And as this particular flu has not posed a more serious threat than the normal seasonal flu, I wasn't about to buy into the hype to get shots. I was willing to take the risk. And like I said it appears I have it and it's no big deal. Yawn.
