It’s not called swine flu anymore.

Now, Washington officials are calling it “H1N1 Flu.”

Anyone think that will take?

109 identified infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control, plus the death of the 2-year old brought to the United States from Mexico by his mother for medical treatment.

Note that the title reflects the renaming of the flu to try to convince people not to stop eating pork, but the words “swine flu” remain underneath the table.

On Thursday, the World Health Organization declared a Phase 5 alert, which is a

“strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short,”

the CDC says.

And, what can you say about Vice President Joe Biden’s deviation from the Obama “don’t panic” line?

Here’s what Bloomberg wrote:

“The day after President Barack Obama urged the flu-worried masses to stay calm, Vice President Joe Biden went off the rails, saying he has urged family members to avoid airplanes and subways.”

Sarah Palin is looking better and better.

Concerning the borders, where Napolitano said “passive” measures were being taken Sunday and Tuesday. Wednesday, when she appeared before a Senate committee, she changed her tune.

This was in her statement today:

“But as the President noted last night, closing the entire borders would have no benefit at this point because the virus is already present in the United States. The comparison is clear. It’s like closing the barn door well after the horse has left.”

But, as one person asked me,

“Didn’t we have an ambassador in Mexico?”

Maybe even before the horse left the barn?

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The maps are from Google. Note that the one of Northeastern Illinois does not include the McHenry case reported by the McHenry County Health Department today.