Comments on: Behaviors at Borders Confirm That Some Countries Are Not Too Serious About H1N1

By: H1N1 Corollary: The Irony of US Federal Government Communication

H1N1 Corollary: The Irony of US Federal Government Communication — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:33:54 +0000

[...] days ago I posted about the continued unhealthy practices applied at the US border in airports (all people entering the country have to put their hands on fingerprint readers, but there is no [...]

By: Max Claps

Max Claps — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:52:45 +0000

another rather disconcerting thing I recently notice in some European airports: at the security checks there sometimes are flyers posted on the walls that suggest passengers to pay extra attention to hygiene if they are coming from countries where flu outbreaks are happening (or something like that)… too bad the flyers usually do not say what those countries are…

By: Andrea Di Maio

Andrea Di Maio — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:15:06 +0000

For Valas: I guess US citizens should be more concerned with pretty much any flight directed to the US where shoes are not checked in that unhealthy way. Incidentally, shoes could simply be put into plastc bags or put straight on the conveyor belt rather than the same containers where people put their jackets, purses, laptops and other belongings.

For Paolo: I never suggested to lower securoty, but just to make sure people clean their hands before using the fingerprint readers. And – as I am sure you know – viruses mutate. One would expect some other measure to be in place in between closing borders and making those readers vehicles for infection.

By: Paolo Magrassi

Paolo Magrassi — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:47:55 +0000

Andrea, I know you will admit that it’s easier to patrol the borders of Hong Kong or Singapore that those of the USofA.

Also, this is just influenza. We have an influenza “pandemic” every winter… IMHO you can stop worrying about this.

By: valas

valas — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:56:14 +0000

.. on the other hand, some might think that Asian countries are wasting resources. It’s partly a matter of priorities and perceived dangers. You are outraged with lack of H1N1 awareness, while some US citizens might be outraged with lack of terrorism awareness when his shoes are not checked boarding from Narita to HK.