Chicago swine flu news conference

On Wednesday morning the first case of the Swine Flu was reported in Chicago. At 1:30 p.m., a news conference was held at Chicagos Office of Emergency Management and Communications where the governor, mayor and public health officials discussed what measures have been put in place to deal with the pandemic. Tara S. Kerpelman and Kat McCullough reporting.

Shot and edited by Tara S. Kerpelman and Kat McCullough on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 for Medill Reports (originally posted here: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=127603.)

In this video: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley; Illinois Governor Pat Quinn; Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Terry Mason; Chicago Department of Public Health Director Damon Arnold.

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[Mbeebeelove]

Oh damn...and I live on the NorthSide ughhhh and I'm sure there is going to be a cinco de mayo celebration where I live because there are lot of Mexicans (x_x)

[AnunakiFallenAngel]

Wait till a few people start wearing the masks and gloves then start wearing one, if you do it first then people will think your infected, it's basically Russian roulette when people start dropping like hot cakes the rest of us will start wearing masks and gloves.

[AnunakiFallenAngel]

I took my last train ride today to get tires for my bike I almost caught swine flu I was so paranoid I got a weird itch in my throat on the train and started a massive coughing spasm and every one freaked out thank god I can do everything I need on my pimped out mountain bike with new wheels and no longer will i be near any humans till this thing subsides or starts killing millions and I hit the ocean or the mountains.

[deafkiler]

it had to be Chicago

[ricktbags]

shit, this sucks that i am a bartender