If I get a flu virus, the first thing I will do is hang a sign on the arbor at my front walkway that says: “Quarantine — Flu Virus Inside — Do Not Enter.”
For double safety of others, I will also hang the quarantine sign on my front door.
I will not go anywhere until the virus is gone. I will not communicate my illness to others.
Why? Because I care about the safety of other people and do not want to be guilty of giving them a disease that could potentially kill them.
I am 70 years old, so the swine flu vaccine will probably not be available to me due to my age group. That is OK. I’m not worried about it.
If I had children in my household, I would ensure that they do get the vaccination for swine flu.
When I was young and a person had a communicable disease, the quarantine sign was put on their door. When I was young, people sick with communicable diseases did not go shopping at the mall, to the movies, or anywhere else. They stayed home until they got well.
People today should observe those same rules. If you are sick, stay home; do not spread your communicable illness around to others.
Patricia Mattison
Lynnwood
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