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[quote=ROGERINCA ,24022]Nagger, please do not be unduly worried !! Do not let rumor or misinformation intercede in your life and with your travel plans.I am very familiar with this subject and have been following it closely.This is not just a Chinese problem or issue, it is now a "world-wide" matter.First, the western media has been known, in the past, to blow things out of proportion and try to capitalize on making headlines and thus selling more newspapers or TV advertising !! The media attempted to link this outbreak to China/Asia early-on; however, the reality of the migration of wild fowl across the planet, has changed all of this.As of this writing, I am not postponing my next trip to China, nor should you, no more than you or I would now postpone living in our own native countries !!! The Chinese government has taken this issue seriously and has worked very hard and professionally to contain its spread among commercial farms and flocks in China. I feel that I will be safe in China and I will not alter my travel plans.The most expert influenza doctor/scientist in America, recently stated that there is a "50-50" chance that, between now and next Autumn, or possibly the following year, the Avian Flu Virus would mutate and be able to cross over from poultry/animals and become contagious from human to human, and become a pandemic. Pandemic flu is flu that causes a global outbreak, of serious illness that spreads easily from person to person. Currently there is no pandemic flu. If it should successfully mutate and then become a pandemic (spread across the planet) it would not really matter what country you were visiting and or reside in. All of us humans, would truly become equally susceptible, without regard to nationality/ethnicity, nor monetary or social status.With respect to a flu shot: While flu shots have been proven effective for many common Type A and B influenza virus strains which circulate most every Autumn and Winter within many countries, and while vaccination is one of the most effective ways to minimize suffering and death from influenza; there is however, and unfortunately, [no] vaccine currently available to protect humans against the H5N1 avian influenza.A vaccine probably would not be available in the early stages of a pandemic. Scientists around the world work together when developing a new vaccine against influenza to select the virus strain that will offer the best protection against that specific influenza. Manufacturers then use the selected strain to develop a vaccine. Once a potential pandemic strain of influenza virus is identified, it takes several [months] before a vaccine will be widely available.This is the most current information, I hope it assists you and others. I hope you enjoy your travel to China, as much as I always enjoy mine !![/quote]
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