Once swine flu is over

It seems as though peoples' worries about swine flu are slowly easing with the introduction in several countries of the vaccination, which is very similar to the seasonal vaccination flu, and us hearing about less and less cases of the h1n1 virus. But once, the spread of the disease has been fully controlled and there are no more cases does that mean we should go back to our old ways and let our guards down? Who's to say that the virus won't return in a deadlier form, bringing more deaths. The threat still remains that the virus might mutate and the pandemic will come back. So it's necessary for us to still maintain good hygienic practices and wash our hands on a regular basis. If anything the swine flu pandemic has provided many restaurants and public places better practices when it comes to providing their patrons with anti-bacteria gels and sanitizing gels, Thus, safe guarding us not only from swine flu, but also bacteria and germs that may be passed from our hands to our food.

Sanitizing gels

Where I currently live in Thailand, a number of sanitizing gels have sprung up into existence since the outbreak of swine flu. I sometimes wonder just how effective these gels are those when it comes to eliminating harmful bacteria. Perhaps it's me being too cynical. I dunno. But i do like the automatic hand sanitizers which means you don't have to touch any dirty bottle cap or tap pump to get the stuff out. Also, I like to carry around with me just a small tub of alcohol sanitizer. When this whole swine flu dies down, I wonder if the Thais will go back to their old ways of not perhaps being so obsessed with disinfecting their hands all the time. Or if its become a new ingrained habbit, hard to shake off. In many ways the swine flu pandemic has helped us really how susceptible we are to germs, bacteria and viruses and how quickly they can be passed on from one human being to another. Let's hope that we will continue our better hygienic practices in the future.