To be clear, I’m more concerned about my bricked iPhone than the likelihood of having to deal with N1H1, considering that regular flu is way worse (36,000 people die every year from regular flu season in the U.S.A.). This is not so much a pandemic as a pan(dem)ic.
But any flu in Seattle specifically might be harsh as Vitamin D deficiency has recently been linked to an increase in colds and flu’s. Good to know; Seattle folk are not exactly known for their quality time with sunshine. 1.) We don’t have it. 2.) I’m not sure we’d want it – we’re all inside on our computers. The chicken and the egg question comes to mind: does Seattle breed geeks or do geeks gravitate toward Seattle? Maybe both. On this note, I might go for a walk this afternoon and give up on the phone recovery for a bit.
Speaking of walking, I actually saw a man walking down the street wearing a surgical mask today. Why are people panicking so much? Is it the Twitter paranoia seeping into real life?
At least at the end of the day, this madness will help to prep us for the eventual zombie outbreak. ;-)
The current recommended level of Vitamin D is 400 IU, but there has been a lot of research lately that this amount is low. (Maybe our skin cancer paranoia has contributed to an average need for more Vit D.) I take a 2,000IU Vit D supplement everyday and I feel like I've had more energy/been healthier since. This is purely anecdotal, of course, but if I were to get Vitamin D from the sun I would have to *gulp* go outside!
Thanks for the input, Marina! I don't take any Vitamin D supplements right now, but I think I'll have to add it to my line up. I'm terrible at taking vitamins in general. :-(