Swim with the Swine

Today 10:02am: friend: "i wanted to check out the pool today, but i dont know if its a great idea to go there with the swine flu scare and stuff"

I am sorry, but some people are overly paranoid!

Firstly, from what I understand, you can't get the flu at the pool, in the sense that if another swimmer sneezes in the clorinated water, it won't travel to you and infect the other 100 people. If flus were spread that easily, I do not think many people would dare to go to the public pool where everyone would leave a swim session sick from whatever the other swimmers have. It is a public swimming pool, not a public brothel.

Secondly, in ALL of France there are so far 2 confirmed cases, people who have returned from Mexico and are now hospitalized in Paris. So, as there are only a couple other possible cases out there at the moment, the chances getting it is an insignificant worry. And what is the chance that they would be at the swimming pool anyhow? How many people with a flu decide that the best place to spend an afternoon is doing a physical workout?

Anyhow, there we are. I would recommend that my friend go for her swim and not worry about catching the Swine Flu at the pool!!!