By KRISTIN FINAN HOUSTON CHRONICLE If you took Mexico off your “to go” list during the H1N1 flu scare, it’s time to reconsider: All that bad press is translating to major bargains for summer travelers. “It would not be unusual to see packages now on sale from 30 (percent) to 50 percent below what [...]
Mexico’s Shock Doctrine – The Swine Flu Hype
The Swine Flu Hype Mexico’s Shock Doctrine By JOHN ROSS Upon returning to Mexico City after 100 days in Gringolandia dealing with a personal health crisis, I was met at the door of the downtown hotel where I have bedded down for the past quarter century by a uniformed security guard in jackboots and blue [...]
Mexico, US, Canada announce swine flu deaths
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities in Mexico announced three more swine flu deaths and the United States and Canada one more death each as the world’s largest vaccine maker signed a deal with the United States to produce a swine flu vaccine. The World Health Organization says at least 46 countries have confirmed more [...]
The H1N1 Virus – A Challenge for Mexico and the World
Monday, May 25, 2009 By Allan Wall Mexdata.info It’s commonly referred to as the “Swine Flu,” and in some circles as the “Mexican Flu” due to its outbreak in Mexico. Clinically it’s known as “novel influenza A (H1N1).” Whatever you call it, it’s still spreading worldwide. Besides the threat to public health, H1N1 raises a [...]
Hold The Panic: Swine Flu Falls Short Of Pandemic
By Richard Knox NPR.org Listen to the full story Why has the World Health Organization decided not to call the swine flu a pandemic, even though more than three weeks ago it declared that a pandemic was “imminent?” Why No Flu Pandemic? Define Pandemic. Margaret Chan, the World Health Organization’s director-general, has decided not to [...]
Mexico Goes On Sale
By SARAH NASSAUER The Wall Street Journal With a clean bill of health and a lifted travel ban, Mexico tries to draw tourists back with deals and perks. Everything for the wedding was ready — the on-site florists, photographers, and a 35-foot acrylic platform built over the blue ocean water at the Rosewood Mayakoba resort near [...]
Mexico and AeroMexico welcomes back travellers
Travel Blackboard Thursday, 21 May 2009 After many countries, including the United State and Canada, lifted the travel warnings concerning travel to Mexico, major industry players like the Mexico Tourism Board and AeroMexico are encouraging travellers back. With local tourism industry decimated by fears of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, Mexico is hoping for a swift [...]
Foreign & Commonwealth Office reviews Mexico travel advice
Christy Wyatt 18 May 2009 FCO no longer advising against travel following swine flu outbreak The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is no longer advising against all but essential travel to Mexico, following the global outbreak of swine flu. The FCO revised its travel advice late last week. A statement on the organisation’s website says: [...]
Handshakes, high fives return as US flu fears wane
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US traditions of handshakes at graduation and slapping a high five during sports competitions were banned when fears of a swine flu pandemic were at their peak, but are gingerly making a comeback. “Did you see that? We touched skin,” an 11-year-old boy said after he and his baseball teammates tapped [...]
CDC seeing more regular flu cases now; downgrading warnings about travel to Mexico
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE – 3 hours ago Associated Press U.S. health officials are seeing a surprisingly high number of cases of ordinary, seasonal flu at a time when the flu season typically peters out. About half of people recently testing positive for the flu have the new swine flu virus, Dr. Daniel Jernigan of the Centers [...]
Flu? What Flu?
by ELISABETH MALKIN Published: May 8, 2009 MEXICO CITY — If you are looking for a cheap travel destination, try Mexico. Short of war, Mexico has endured about the worst calamity that can befall a country’s tourism industry over the last few weeks. A few people who had traveled here came down with what looked, initially, like [...]
The Crisis Came. Mexico Didn’t Fail. Surprised?
By LARRY ROHTER Published: May 9, 2009 New York Times MEXICO CITY – Just for argument’s sake, let’s compare Mexico’s management of the swine flu epidemic that broke out here last month with China’s handling of SARS in 2002. The Chinese initially tried to deny there was an outbreak, were slow to combat its spread [...]
Even as Fears of Flu Ebb, Mexicans Feel Stigma
By MARC LACEY and ANDREW JACOBS Published: May 4, 2009 NY Times MEXICO CITY — Medical experts are calling the new influenza virus A(H1N1), but for many Mexicans it is simply a scarlet A. From Chile, where sports officials declined to host Mexican soccer teams, to China, where the authorities forced even healthy resident Mexicans and Mexican travelers into [...]
Scientists see this flu strain as relatively mild
Genetic data indicate this outbreak won’t be as deadly as that of 1918, or even the average winter. By Karen Kaplan and Alan Zarembo April 30, 2009 LA Times As the World Health Organization raised its infectious disease alert level Wednesday and health officials confirmed the first death linked to swine flu inside U.S. borders, [...]
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