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Deviating from Official Flu Warnings, VP Biden Suggests Americans Should Avoid All Mass Transitmedia type="custom" key="3730717"
President Obama previously warned the public to cover their mouth if coughing or sneezing, stay home if they are sick, make no physical contact with sick people, and to repeatedly wash their hands. Differing from this opinion, Joe Biden made a more extreme advisory, telling reporters that he believes Americans should avoid all enclosed spaces including Subways, trains, and airplanes, not travel to Mexico, and to stay home from work or school if they are sick. There have been a few criticisms of Biden's statement because it is 1) the polar opposite of Obama's moderate advice and 2) traveling industries are worried about losing money because of reduced passengers due to political advisories.