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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:58 am
by the lurkist
L K Day wrote: What this flu season is proving is that we aren't even close to being ready for the truly big bad pandemic. .
I think it is pretty fortuitous that we are having this as a dry run, to examine the short comings in the supply lines, delivery mechanisms, mass illness preparedness at our hospitals, etc..
I work at UK Medical Center and contengency planning is being tweeked daily. What happens when the killer virus hits. Probably we won't be able to handle it, but thanks to H1N1 we will have at least dusted off the plans and care delivery won't break down.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:40 pm
by L K Day
This morning, on the radio, a local public health official said once again that "everyone that wants a H1N1 vaccination will be able to get one", but this time she added the qualifier "eventually". She could be right, after all, I'm the only one in my household that still hasn't contracted the flu. If it takes long enough for the vaccine to become available nobody will need it anymore.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:15 am
by maine
L K Day wrote:This morning, on the radio, a local public health official said once again that "everyone that wants a H1N1 vaccination will be able to get one", but this time she added the qualifier "eventually". She could be right, after all, I'm the only one in my household that still hasn't contracted the flu. If it takes long enough for the vaccine to become available nobody will need it anymore.
So true! They closed 2 schools here in Dayton due to 50% of the students and staff already having H1N1.
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:09 pm
by Meadows
According to the article that Regan (pharm student) gave me, transfer of H1N1 to family members is only likely by 10%.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:02 pm
by bcombs
My 2 year old just watched this episode. I'm not sure that I've previously seen this type of messaging in cartoons. Doesn't mean that they haven't been doing it for years though.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/200910 ... tions.aspx
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:52 pm
by dhuff
Whether or not this particular mass vaccination is a good or bad thing, which is obviously subject to debate based on the length of this thread now, there are still hardcore eugenicists in power with mass depopulation on their agenda. I would recommend looking up some history of the Rockefellers and their ties to modern eugenics. Or maybe some of Henry Kissinger's views on the topic will be enlightening. I'm just not taking any chances with that. I'm going to stick with eating whole foods, staying in good shape, and maintaining positive thought to keep me healthy. It's worked for quite some time and, despite the fear-inducing propaganda on the subject of the man/bird/pig flu, I don't see why it shouldn't work to protect me from that as well.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:01 pm
by kato
Nice perspective on swine flu deaths vs. other causes of death...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelpau ... 35094@N00/
Over 50 times as many deaths by "falls", but no one here has mentioned quitting rock climbing.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:35 am
by tomdarch
Yeah, but if there were a vaccination that protected against the effects of very rapid deceleration, I'd get it!
And dhuff, if you're worried about man/bird/pig flu, then you don't know what's
really going on: you need to worry about man+bear+pig flu!
mmmmmmmkay?
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:34 pm
by Crankmas
I'm being totally serial, the man-bear-pig is causing the ice caps to reject their vaccines in favor of the Britney Spears vaginal salve-I'm totally serial... dang ya'll them dogs are expensive, Al and Britney just seem to go together like obama and failure
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:04 pm
by TradMike
I can now buy a shirt saying I survived H1N1
It definitely felt different than the normal flu. The most concerning is the dizziness and shortness of breathe. And it lasted three solid days.
If I could do it over again and the nasal spray H1N1 vaccine were available to me, I'd get it.