We should open a book...

I'm going to bet that it's not me.

I don't recall - Did any (how many?) regular posters ever get a confirmed diagnosis of H1N1 ("swine flu")?

I live in Los Angeles. A case has yet to be diagnosed here but it will be a matter of time because this is tourist town, both foreign and domestic. I’m not over 60 and I don’t think I have a weak immune system so hopefully my odds are good.

With odds being what they are, a Pea may not get it but we may know someone who will or we may live in a city that will get affected. Hoping for the best for everyone.

I’m gonna get it for sure. This (school) year. I’ve had strep, the flu followed by a nasty upper respiratory infection I’m still battling, the worst case of constipation I have ever experienced....and wait for it....LICE. I don’t like my chances.

ETA: I DID have H1N1. As did most of my class. 

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. Seems I've heard of several deaths from the flu among age groups I would not normally expect.

I'm 64, typically quite healthy.  I've not had the flu in probably 15 yrs, and don't get the flu shot. I read the warning for those over 60.  It's hard to wrap my brain around the fact that I'm considered 'older' or 'elderly'--I certainly don't feel like I am.  But I will heed the precautions of hand washing, and avoiding large crowds if possible.   

It's the headline on cnn.com this afternoon.  

I don’t know if it was H1N1, but a Pea passed away a couple of weeks ago from the flu. I think she was 48. I’m very sorry I don’t remember her name. Considering this, I feel this thread is, not your particular post, sort of inappropriate 😢

I know they are saying age 60 and above, but early on I heard that it was particularly hard on people in their 50's which quite a few of us are. I suppose the good thing is that if you are quarantined, you have plenty of time for chatting online so we can keep each other company.

Not great news for my team at work who are all over 60, working in retail (2 of them full time)

I’ll be sanitizing the heck out of our work space every chance I get.....

  I’m so sorry.

In your situation, I wouldn't be concerned about going to church. However, one thing they do at the church my mother attends that has always seemed ridiculous to me is shaking hands with everyone just before communion. They call it 'sharing the peace.' People hug or shake hands right after the sermon and right before you go to take communion where you take a wafer and put it in your mouth. This has always been the most unsanitary thing to me. A few weeks ago, Mother got a cold on a Tuesday right after she had been to church on Sunday and nowhere on Monday so I know she picked it up at church. I wish they would drop the 'peace' thing in the winter or at least change the greeting each other to a no touch version. I can try to get her not to engage in this but I doubt she will abstain if everyone else is shaking hands and hugging one another.

I spent most of my day building a business continuity plan for my department.

Our students just started spring break and the thought is when they return from their travels we will be at a higher risk level of covid-19 and need to be prepared to safeguard our students, faculty and staff.

We have been joking about it at work. One employee has been out of work for a week and a half with a mystery fever and typical cold like symptoms. He doesn't have the flu and the doctors have no idea what is wrong with him. He hasn't been tested for corona virus yet... we're ready to place bets that he has it and we are all hoping we have to quarantine ourselves and not go to work.

Ok, I’m totally betting on you!
(I hope you take that with the humor that I intended and that I interpreted from your post.  I don’t actually want you to get it.)

grammadee I’m sorry to hear about your friend.  Influenza can be brutal and not enough people realize how fatal the flu can be. 

Amazon will deliver toilet paper to your doorstep! 😁