[jyl]

If a significant number of US fatalities start being reported, then I will consider more serious measures like avoiding crowded places, keeping kids home, actually wearing the masks when out in public, cancelling travel, etc.

I figure the swine flu is getting so much attention that the reported number of cases in the US is probably close enough to the actual number. So, with the reported number of deaths (so far 1 or zero, depending on how you count the kid in TX), you've got a fatality rate that you can think about. I don't think the Mexican data is reliable enough to say what the fatality rate is.

Not sure how high that fatality rate has to be, for me to take serious action. 1% is high enough? 0.01% is not high enough? Still thinking about it.

Edit: My neighbor owns some Mexican restaurants and has invited the whole neighborhood and lots of other friends to a Cinco de Mayo dinner party at his downtown restaurant. I have to admit I did think twice about that (I realize the style of food is irrelevant, just being in such a large crowd, some of whom probably recently visited Mexico) but I'll probably go anyway, because he is a super guy.