A couple of weeks ago I had to join Twitter for work. I had avoided it before because 1. I don't need another online thing to keep up with and 2. I don't really get it.
I still pretty much don't get Twitter, but I finally found something useful about it: the CDC Emergency feed. Now I can safely ignore all panic-driven swine flu rumors. When the time comes to panic, the CDC will tweet me!
(In the meantime their advice is straightforward and sensible: wash your hands a lot, use alcohol hand sanitizer, try not to touch your face, stay home if you get flu symptoms. This Swine Flu And You article is helpful. I was already a little paranoid about picking up diseases from surfaces -- can't stand to touch a public bathroom doorknob with my bare hands, who knows how many people don't wash their hands! -- and I already keep hand sanitizer in my car.)
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