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When should the government step in to prevent Swine Flu?

Early:

Advantages:

·    prevents it from spreading earlier

·        you have it under control earlier

·        can act on it earlier

·        know what is happening earlier

·        warn people to be safe earlier

·     have research gone in to it earlier

Disadvantages:

·        you could frighten the society

·        keeping people to stay safe and indoors could have a big impact on the economy earlier

Late:

Advantages:

 ·        people won’t be as frightened and will be aware of the pandemic

·       you would have more time to observe and analysis it before you take further action

Disadvantages:

·        It could be too late to take action

·       Not enough research would have gone in to the virus

·        Cannot prevent it, it could it have already spread all over the world

·        Some people may now know what’s happening

·        You won’t have it under control