【經濟學人】 The Economist 看北美流感 H1N1 Swine Flu
面對北美流感(之前俗稱豬流感, H1N1 Swine Flu),台灣的政治人物已經落到用隔空喊話的地步,卻說不出一個真能安撫人心的道理出來;陸委會可以為了江陳會以及莫名其妙的 ECFA 花大錢拍電視廣告、占用黃金時段來進行逆向的宣導、企圖營造三人成虎的事實,但是面對北美流感時,整體醫療政策與食品政策的組織與動員就是裝傻、裝呆、沉默、踢皮球、之後猛邀請記者開文不對題的會議或記者會、與資訊來源隔空喊話、或乾脆行文下令叫提出警告的學者閉嘴(這真的有好笑了)。 與其這樣,不如來看看【經濟學人】最新一期關於北美流感的文章,看看國外怎麼看待這件事情,中譯文來自中國大陸經濟學人中文團隊: ------------------------------ An unwelcome Mexican wave 不受歡迎的墨西哥潮 Apr 27th 2009 | NEW YORK From Economist.com A mysterious new virus is spreading from Mexico. Could it spark a global pandemic? 神秘新病毒從墨西哥蔓延開來:這會引發一場全球性流感疫情嗎? THE football stadiums and cathedrals in Mexico City were empty this weekend for the first time in living memory. But these are not ordinary times for the nearly 20m chilangos that live in this sprawling metropolis. Mexican officials shut down all schools, banned large public gatherings and otherwise discouraged human interaction in order to control an emerging global viral scourge that by Monday April 27th had claimed over 100 lives. As the threat spread to other part...