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Jim Slade
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Why people are wrong to fear the H1N1 flu vaccine.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/opinion/12offit.html Jim Slade |
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In part most probaby for example Jim, because of the media and this folks
Beck, Limbaugh fomenting fear about H1N1 vaccine JP |
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US President Barack Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency.
The White House said the president signed the proclamation concerning the 2009 H1N1 outbreak on Friday evening. It increases the ability of treatment facilities to handle a surge in H1N1 patients by easing the implementation of emergency plans... |
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littlepeaks
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The White House said the president signed the proclamation concerning the 2009 H1N1 outbreak on Friday evening. It increases the ability of treatment facilities to handle a surge in H1N1 patients by easing the implementation of emergency plans... And I STILL can't get a flu shot for the H1N1 virus.  (Sigh - cough, cough). |
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RI tracking swine flu through electronic records
State health officials are tracking the spread of swine flu through electronic prescription records, developing what they believe is a model that could help doctors more easily identify an outbreak of the illness. Rhode Island is believed to be the first state to use electronic pharmacy prescription data to track swine flu among its entire population, said Rob Cronin, a spokesman for Surescripts, which operates the country's largest electronic prescriptions network. The company says it believes the state is also the first to have all of its pharmacies set up to receive electronic prescriptions from doctors. Surescripts is using information supplied by pharmacies to document how much Tamiflu and other antivirals are being distributed. The company is giving the data - categorized by zip codes of the pharmacies where the medicine is dispensed and the age group of the patient receiving it - to epidemiologists at the state health department. "This is a harbinger of capacities and abilities to come," said Laura Adams, president and chief executive of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, which works to improve health care in the state. "This is very important for us in terms of being able to stop something sooner rather than later." The tracking initiative is being formally announced Monday by Gov. Don Carcieri..... |
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Sebelius: There Will Be Swine Flu Vaccine for All Who Want It
While acknowledging delays in getting the swine flu vaccine to Americans, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday that the vaccine "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line.".... |
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falconet
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sorry I saw this on TV but i have no sources to show
----------------------------------------but in TV in Portugal they were saying that a person, 12 hours after taking the Swine Flu Vaccine died... |
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You just can´t believe all what is written in the media against the vaccine
H1N1 Flu Vaccination Resources This flu season, scientists expect both 2009 H1N1 flu and seasonal flu to cause more people to get sick than a regular flu season. More hospital stays and deaths may also occur. Vaccines are the most important tool we have for preventing influenza. The first doses of vaccines which protect against 2009 H1N1 influenza (flu) are starting to become available and more doses will be shipped in the upcoming weeks. The links below will take you to more information about the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccines..... |
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