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Originally posted by Whisper67
I was planning on attending the Indy 500 this weekend. The worlds largest one day sporting event generating crowds exceeding 400k, according to Washingtonpost.com and many other news outlets although, the actual attendance numbers are a well guarded secret.
I am now having second thoughts due to the increased numbers of H1N1. Indiana itself has had an explosion of confirmed cases. Ten new confirmed cases today bring the total to 96 statewide. The Indy 500 brings fans into the city from across the globe.
Many of us ATSers believe there is an intentional media blackout with unknown motives. See H1N1 Update Thread.
My question posed to all of you, will you be curtailing your own attendance to major sporting events and concerts this summer and fall?
Although the race is blacked out within a fifty mile radius, I could just sit in my backyard, enjoy the sunshine and the sound of an apparent hornets nest as the cars pass through turns three and four.
Sources:
Washingtonpost.com - Indy500
10 New Swine Flu Cases in Indiana
[edit on 5/19/2009 by Whisper67]
[edit on 5/19/2009 by Whisper67]
Originally posted by king9072
Oh ya because your a victim of MSM and ATS fear mongering.
Originally posted by dizziedame
I don't know anything to do now but call in some favors and get some honest answers from people that are in the loop.
Originally posted by Whisper67
Originally posted by king9072
Oh ya because your a victim of MSM and ATS fear mongering.
Fear mongering? I find the nationwide MSM and the local MSM is totally mum on the subject which actually does, for me, increase the fear factor a tad. If there's nothing to fear, why not discuss it intellectually and with facts?
Locally, two days ago buried within other news, they mentioned the death in NYC but did not update our local numbers. I can't recall a time in the last two weeks they did indeed update our local numbers. Ever since the push to call it H1N1 and Bidens faux pas, I've noticed a significant decrease in any media discussion on the subject.
I am not into fear mongering but, I do have a family and do believe in being educated, informed, and cautious. Especially at a sporting event like the Indy 500 - there's a lot of sweat and other unmentionable bodily fluids that I think would be a breeding ground for any communicative disease.
My greatest concern for H1N1 is that it will mutate, this is a virus the human race has never seen before. If the WHO raises the level to 6, this is something we've never seen in our lifetimes. Alarmist? Fearmongering? Sensible?
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