Whatever happened to H1N1? Just a few months ago, it was the talk of the town. It was literally all over the news – print, online, TV, and radio. Not only was it on the news, it was on the news every single day. We would hear the Department of Health issue out statements on how many cases were being found in the Philippines and how many recovered. It’s bit puzzling now because no one even talks about it anymore. It’s as if it never even existed. However, if you think about it, the number of those who got the virus must have already shot through the roof since there wasn’t really anything we can do to prevent it completely.
Did we really need the tests and drugs?
The H1N1 test costs more than P5,000 and I’m sure a lot of people took it in the past few months. However, the question is did we really need the tests and the drugs? If H1N1 is spreading like wildfire now, how come there are no deaths by the droves? It looks like it wasn’t really a harmful flu strain as long as you keep yourself healthy and you do stuff you normally do to recover when you have flu.
I can still remember how the H1N1 hysteria affected offices nationwide. In my meetings outside of my office, I’d see hand sanitizers, thermal scanners, and other preventive measures being used in buildings all over Makati City. In fact, in one of the FMCG buildings in Rockwell, you’d have to get thermal scanned three times in three different locations before you can actually go in to the office area proper.
How about now?
No one is talking about it anymore. No mention or updates in the news. If it was really a serious epidemic, then we should have all been clamoring for more drugs and medicines that would help prevent the spread of H1N1.
What’s scary to imagine though is if H1N1 was indeed fatal. With no means to stop the spread, maybe a large chunk of the human population would be dead now and commerce would end as we know it today. That’s the challenge now for governments all over the globe. H1N1 was a test, let’s not wait for the real thing before we start preparing.
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What happened was a lot of the H1N1 victims were cured, and testified that the strain was not as serious as everyone thought. With these stories, it was established that the drugs we have are sufficient, and have worked so far. The deaths were all mostly caused by complications.
nakakalungkot na sa pangkasalukuyan ay hindi na halos nababalita itong isyung ito na nagbigay ng napakalaking pangamba sa ating lahat.
i don’t know, siguro hindi naman talaga nakakaalarma ang dulot na pinsala.
o baka naman mas interesado ang mga lider natin sa darating na halalan.
the H1N1 or Swine Flu Virus is very scary at first but now it is well controlled by vaccines and prevention by avoiding going into places with incidence of swine flu.
H1N1 or Swine Flu is a bit scary but it a good thing to note that this virus is not that very deadly.
At least a hundred persons in our city have been infected with the H1N1 virus. I was very scared to get infected with this disease during the pandemic~”