LAUREN IS BEAUTIFUL SHE LOOKS LIKE HEATHER LOCKLEAR.

You need glasses.

Bird flu, pig flu, avian flu, spanish flu, any old name will due..its all the flu..wake up you panic stricken wackos....internal govermental propoganda at hand ? cough cough cough..BTY when they tell you to get on the train for a free lunch watch out it may really be a flu clinic.

Obama, nice job with the vaccine! If it were a Republican in office all the libtards would be having a fit. But not with Obama; he gets a free ride every time he screws up.

Didn't the swine flu incubate on a factory pig farm in Mexico, owned by a US pork company?

Do your homework next time before you select a photo to accompany your article.

An interesting cultural phenomenon in many Asian countries is that over there, sick people actually feel some kind of responsibility for making sure the people around them don't catch whatever they have. That Asian woman wearing the mask in the photo? She's not afraid of getting sick...SHE ALREADY IS SICK and she's wearing a mask for the benefit of the rest of us.

Masks do no good, the viral particle is so small it will pass the mask.

FOR ONCE I AGREE WITH YOU CARL-- SHE IS PRETTY CUTE

MARRIED women like Lauren should have their avatars
photoshopped to look uglier....it's not fair.

Wrong. The virus may be tiny, but it's suspended in drops of liquid (basically, your spit) which are much larger and can be filtered by the mask. What's more, according to studies the H1N1 virus appears to spread more easily in larger droplets than smaller droplets, which suggests that masks might be even more effective against this particular virus than with some other viruses.

The CDC readily admits that there's no proof, but there's definitely evidence suggesting that masks can help prevent the spread of the disease when used properly. They certainly won't hurt.