IMHO, this is another attempt to seed panic in society. I mean... who not taking showers? Even more harmful attack than last year's salmonella scare. I not mention swine flu, it's pretty done already. But they urge to keep tensions in public mind. What for now? GOP ruling is over for good...

Remember: running water is not contain any significant amount of flora and what it contain is regular common bacteria, which was coexisted with us and even existed long before us. Sure, unless it wasn't allegedly poisoned. But that is another story, my friends...