So far, so competent
So far, so competent, so assured.
Health ministers north and south of the border would appear to have sounded the correct note in response to swine flu.
Thought Nicola Sturgeon got it right.
Always tricky - but she contrived to balance a sense of calming the public with stressing that officials and ministers were taking the potential threat seriously.
Panic assists nobody. Hence the need to offer reassurance, to point for example to the fact that cases outside Mexico have, so far, involved relatively minor illness.
Equally, though, that move to reassure is bolstered when it is backed up by a detailed demonstration of the measures in place, for example to provide containment and vaccination, if necessary.
Both factors would appear to be in place. It is not, therefore, a case of wait and hope. More of prepare and decide.
PS: Advance warning. Blogs will be somewhat sporadic over the next few weeks. That is because I am preparing a documentary on 10 years of devolution.
However, I will attempt to post when I can spare a moment, thoroughly aware that this site has a life of its own through your very welcome comments. That needs occasional stimulus.
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