Swine Flu

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Originally Posted by firstdown

So you don't believe politics play a role in these types of decisions when he received around 69% of the Latino vote?

I think maybe the World Health Organization might have a better sense than you or me what good is closing the border

Travel restrictions under consideration by the U.S. to prevent the spread of a new flu virus may be influenced by politics more than science, the World Health Organization’s chief said today.

WHO doesn’t recommend closing borders or restricting the movement of people or goods, Margaret Chan, director-general of the United Nations agency told leaders from health groups around the world in a conference call today. The disease, which may have caused more than 100 deaths and sickened more than 1,000 people, has spread too far and would be impossible to contain by closing borders, she said.

Swine Flu Border Closures are Political, WHO Says (Update1) - Bloomberg.com