I need to buy it 'cos I need to send some to Hong Kong, probably several boxes, save some for myself since I live in So Cal where most of the Asian lived. I am buying it because of the SARS, there is not many in Ca yet, but on Tue CDC reported 19 cases increase to 30 cases on Thu is a lot, in percentage, it is almost 50% in 2 days. Several reason that make me scare are I went to Kaiser pick up my allergy spray, I talk to several people at pharmacy, they don't carry face mask, and no one have any knowledge, at least not much, of SARS, even I was caughing in front of her ( due to allergy). I also called CDC, LA health dept, WHO, no one able to tell me where is the 30 cases in CA are located at, they said it is
confidential . That really make me thinking of China in last year, when SARS was first discoverd, the reporters were block to report the SARS' news, no one know what was going on, no one know the number of fatel rate caused by SARS, no one know where are the patients, they don't want to tell because they don't want the traveller to know it and then they will avoid the area with SARS and it will affect not only the resident, and the economic also, like Hong Kong now. I tried to search the internet, I couldn't see much info about the patient location, it seems like it is really confidential. Few days ago, I heard several supermarkets, several well known restaurants, garfield medical center had discovered SARS cases, and 2 people died from it, it could be rumor, but who knows. If SARS cases are not too many in US, I think President Bush will rather concentrate in middle east instead of worrying about quarantined patients, here is the news.
"Bush Expands Forced Quarantine Policy"