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Canadian doctors and the general public have differing views on the severity of H1N1. Relatively few Canadian general practitioners (13%) consider the H1N1 swine flu virus to be an extremely serious condition. Indeed, most doctors believe H1N1 is a significantly lesser threat to the general public than SARS, and that H1N1 is more closely aligned [...]
A Chorley couple have jetted to Mexico for their dream wedding weeks after they were told their plans could be left in tatters. Paul Sherburn, 29, and his bride-to-be Nicola Duffy, 25, were expected to fly out to Mexico on Tuesday along with more than 20 family and friends after the Foreign Office relaxed its [...]
Some travelers are sticking with planned trips to Mexico despite the swine flu scare, but others are postponing vacations or switching to the Caribbean or sunny beaches elsewhere. Kevin Stickle of Ferndale, Wash., departed Tuesday from Seattle with his wife for a weeklong beach vacation in Ixtapa despite the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s recommendation [...]
Need a last-minute vacation? Deals to Mexico abound and now is a good time to go as the swine flu scare has proven to be less menacing that imagined. Some resorts are offering a flu-free guarantee to customers and discounts of up to 70 percent, sometimes in addition to other deals such as kids staying [...]
Scottish tourists yesterday defied the threat of swine flu to jet off to Mexico, just a few weeks after the holiday destination was paralyzed in the grip of the virus. Though health officials warn that the world remains on the brink of a pandemic, tourists´ lust for sunshine overcame their fears as they lined up [...]
There may be no better time to visit Mexico than now. It’s been about a month since swine flu scares sent tourists fleeing, but with new cases of the H1N1 virus on the wane, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted its ban on nonessential travel to Mexico on May 15. Museums, restaurants and [...]
Desperate to woo back travelers who cancelled trips in the wake of Mexico’s swine flu outbreak, more than 20 coastal resort hotels have launched a “flu-free guarantee”: Guests who catch the H1N1 virus in Mexico — and have the blood test to prove it — can get their next three vacations for free. The initiative [...]
