Swine Flu Provides Foolproof Excuse for Getting Out of Just About Anything…

Posted by ralph on October 21, 2009

Melissa Dahl writes on MSNBC:

We’ve been told day after day that millions of Americans are going to be battered by the H1N1 virus this flu season — and now the germ is spreading so fast that even the nation’s top health officials have quit keeping track of the number of cases.

For a diabolical few, all of this raises the question: Who would ever know if you faked it?

After all, government officials — and even the president himself — have admonished us to stay home if we’re sick.

Companies and campuses across the country have been told to prepare for more sick days than usual; in fact, one flu-fearing county in Arizona has even told employees that they must stay home if they have a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, or they risk being fired.

And to make matters especially convenient for potential malingerers, we’ve been told to avoid the doctor’s office and emergency room if possible, to keep health workers from being overwhelmed.

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