Wise To Postpone All Overseas Travel Plans?

As most of you would know by now, outbreak of the Influenza A (H1NI) virus, formerly known as Swine Flu, has put governments all over the world on high alert. Measures such as temperature scanning, all the way to the quarantine of suspected patients, have been put in place to prevent further spread of the disease, though results concerning its effective control will only be seen over the next couple of days or weeks.

[font="arial black"]Due to the Influenza A outbreak, did any of you put your travel plans on hold?[/font] For those of you who remember, I had planned to visit Japan in August, with the intention of attending Comiket 76, and also the possibility of meeting up with some Fakku members. [font="arial black"]Although August is still 3 months away, would it be wise for me to postpone my plans till the end of the year, or perhaps next summer?[/font]

Although some believe that the media has overblown reports of the outbreak, as well as the harmful effects of the virus on humans, governments apparently are not taking the chance. If the need arises, they will not hesitate to track down individuals for quarantine purposes. My main concern for now is that of bad luck. If someone in the same flight or living in the same hotel as myself have caught the virus, then everyone else who has come into contact with that particular person may be quarantined. Not sure if an employee can get dismissed from work due to being quarantined and absent from work. And all of us know that times are bad...

Like Tsukasa, I am definitely feeling somewhat scared.


P.S.#1: I wonder if this is considered a travel topic? :D

P.S.#2: I will keep you people updated on the Fakku meeting at Comiket 76, for those who are still interested.

I don't see what's the whole hype and worry about the swine Flu. It's just like the regular flu. The only thing you have to worry about it getting a high fever that'll kill you.
I still so wanna go to Comiket. :3

A nice little euphemism they gave it.

Not traveling anywhere recently, but I'm still not scared of this Swine bullshit.

Swine flu isn't that dangerous from what I heard from my local TV, saying the death rate is low and stuff but it's spreading fast so precaution is still needed. And August is still a long way so let's just hope things will get better from now.

I wouldn't worry about it on a trip to Japan.
I wouldn't worry about it unless I were dicking around in Mexico.
I mean, they aren't even sure if it is as lethal as the regular yearly flu, and it's already being contained and vaccines are in the works and all... I just don't think it's cause for much concern.
Another thing is that the reason it's such a problem in Mexico is poor quality of living and poor health care in a lot of the places where it's really a problem.
If you get a fever, see a doctor, and you probably wont die.

Im sort of in the same boat here, im traveling to Japan in mid-July, hopefully it would have all blown over by then, but from what i know. There hasnt been any cases in Japan has there? :\

no sickness ever worries me. i don't get sick. and i wouldn't worry too much keep your plan as is.

I cannot cancel my flight, I won't have a place to stay at all if I stay at new york, i'd be damned if i stay here any longer than necessary XD I'm so close to reaching my valhalla.

In all seriousness I find it to be a bit over exaggerated. I'm still going to travel regardless of the swine flu. When I went to Niagara Falls, the news reported a case of SARS was found in the area. I stayed there for 2 days and you didn't see me wearing a mask.

After all the shit the media said to peeps, we might as well just make a site devoted to swine flu are afraid of swine flu.

Do you have swine flu?!?

I'm not going anywhere for a while anyways so it doesn't affect me too much about travel.

The only kind of traveling I've planned to do during the comming months is a one hour drive to my mothers place...So I think I'm in the clear on that point.

And like RBZ said, the media is mostly over dramatizing the ''swine flue'' in lack of other things to write about.

according to some news I read... the virus isn't spreading in Japan "YET". only a case of an infant and a woman but the lady is negative though the baby is still in isolation, other than that no one has died "(another)YET".

so I guess... go on with your travel. unless you have the virus, then that would be a problem.
Just get 'ur ass out of Japan if you heard that someone died of swine flu.

Generally, if you are traveling to a country that has well funded and modern health care, there is much less to worry about. Public health officials will have taken steps to make pandemic spreading less likely, and cases that do break out will be treated with modern medical techniques. Of course, assuming you live somewhere where the swine flu hasn't broken out, not traveling at all is probably a little safer. Still, I don't think this is going to be 1918 all over again, and Japan is definitely one of the safer places to travel.

I wanted to vote no, but apparently I've already voted...

Gambler, just letting you know that I myself am still interested in this offline meeting...? (Or would meet-up be the right word... Hmm...?)

Regardless of any reason, I still have to go to Japan myself. I actually leave for Japan on May 11,2009 and I will be starting my first year of college. (Not going to continue this here, maybe I will make another topic for this...)

Edit:
I should be answering the topic question so here is my answer for this topic. I would have to say no because unless it would be a major problem in the area I am going yes. There is also the possibility of the problem/outbreak being in the current area I am in, which means I am going to get the hell of here as quick as possible. (Just to inform others. There hasn't been a problem in my area so I am good so far...)