From China daily

      Experts:Don’t try ‘pox party’ for swine flu

…A worker wearing a bio-hazard protection suit as a precaution against swine flu sprays sisinfectant along a hallway at the National Pedagogical University.

It’s true that once your body has encountered a particular virus strain,it is generally better able to fight it off later on….There ‘s evidence that people who got sick earlier that year had protection when the lethal wave came.So wouldn’t it be a good idea to get sick now?

      “I understand the logic (but it) leads you astray.” He said there’no way to predict how bad a case of flu will be in a particular person.Given the risk of life-threathening complications….

      “You can't control the infection that you are going to get,and you may be the one,that gets a severe infection.”What’s more,a person who decides to get sick can accidentally pass it along to other,more vulnerable people,even before any symptoms show up.”he said.

      For one thing,it’s not yet clear that swine flu will return in deadlier form this fall”.Why roll the dice when you may not need to “? he asked. He also said flu medicines should be available to ease symptoms of patients during the winter flu season,and that scientists hope a vaccine will be ready by then.

 

Hu asks students to embrace ‘patriotism,diligence’

President Hu jintao urged young Chinese to embrace “patriotism”,”diligence”,and devotion”to rejuvenate the Chinese nation.

Young people should courageously shoulder their historic mission and work hard with the whole nation to build socialism with Chinese characteristics,Hu said.He visit ….ahead of the Chinese Youth Day…..In the past 90 years,generations of young Chinese,encouraged by the “May Fouth” spitit which highlights patriotism,progress,democracy and science,,have made unremitting efforts in pursuit of ….Now ,the bright prospect of realizing that goal has dawned before us.

The tasks the students shoulder are heavy and their mission is glorious,Hu said,encouraging them to uphold patriotism,study diligently ,practice what they have learned at school,and dedicate themselves to the society by working hard for the bright future of the county.

Firstly,Hu said that buiding a well-off society and turning the …..into reality.He urged the students to realize the value of their lives through working for the country and the people.Secondly,he encouraged the students to study hard to lay a foundation for their future progress in life.