MAKE IT STOP.

A child has died in Houston, TX from the swine flu.  Please, please make this stop.  We are all going to get crazy panicked about this.  I got three reverse 911 calls last night, asking that I keep my children home from school if they show symptoms, and to report fever + flu symptoms to the town.  My husband got an emergency email at work - they have banned any business in Mexico (not that he would ever need to go...) and further instructions to come.

...and there's a couple kids with the virus in my state.  Hooray.

Do we all just STOP everything for a while and let the "air clear?"  Or what?!