Unless you’re immuno-challenged in some way, I don’t see the big deal.
The swine-to-human version of the virus is apparently lethal… but then, that’s not really news. When these things occur – and they’re not that uncommon – that’s to be expected. And so far, that appears to be limited to a localized region of Mexico. You actually have to come into contact with pigs to get it.
What makes this particular virus newsworthy is that it mutated so that it could move human-to-human. But then, when that kind of thing happens – and again, this kind of thing has been seen before, too – that type of mutation usually attenuates the lethality of the virus.
And that’s why you’re seeing that high schoolers in Texas who have contracted the virus are up and walking around… because it’s pretty much just tamed down to be similar to the flu that thousands of us deal with each year as a matter of course.
No mask for me, thank you.