I'm with you! The sky ISN'T falling.

One of my students' mom has it; she had to go to a hotel to wait it out (she's still there). Husband and kids were tested and they don't have it, thank goodness! That's the closest it has hit to me.

The reasons I won't get it are that I don't think it will prevent getting it since those who get them probably contract it anyhow and that one of the ingredients in vaccinations is mercury.

Oct. 3.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US health authorities are hoping to contain what they say is an intensifying swine flu pandemic with a massive A(H1N1) vaccination campaign starting this week.

"We expect Friday in our weekly update of FluView that we will be reporting substantial flu illness in most of the country, significant flu activity in virtually all states," said Anne Schuchat, director of the Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

"Most states do have quite a lot of disease right now, and that is unusual for this time of the year," she said at a press conference on Friday evening.

Schuchat also shared her concern over the serious risks facing pregnant women infected with the virus, whose risk of dying from the A(H1N1) strain is effectively six times higher than for the general population.

Between April and August, 100 pregnant women in the United States who contracted the virus were admitted to intensive care, and 28 died, Schuchat said.

According to the most recent figures released by the CDC, 10,082 people have been hospitalized with swine flu in the United States so far, with 936 deaths from the virus, including 36 children.

An analysis of post-mortem samples from 77 people who died from the virus showed that most had contracted a secondary infection; a third had pneumonia, for which there is no vaccine.

Schuchat reiterated the importance of vaccination for pregnant women and other groups considered particularly vulnerable to the virus, including children, young adults up to 24 years old, and those suffering from certain other chronic medical problems.

US health authorities on Friday announced plans for a massive vaccination campaign intended to protect millions of Americans, with the first distribution of 600,000 vaccine doses set for Tuesday, two weeks ahead of schedule.

The United States expects to quickly dispense some six or seven million doses and hopes to administer 250 million doses by the end of the year.

Clinical trials carried out on five different vaccines showed that a single dose of 15 micrograms is sufficient to cause an efficient immune response.

"We are transitioning from the planning phase to the implementation phase," Schuchat said. "This is really just the beginning."

Health professionals have welcomed the sooner-than-expected debut of the vaccine, hoping that the immunization will be able to protect millions of people at risk because of cardiac disease, obesity or asthma.

The first vaccine doses are being made available in the form of nasal sprays that take effect in about eight days.

But despite the early arrival of the vaccine, some 15 US states, including some of the most populated such as California, could run out of hospital beds if just 35 percent of the population becomes infected with the virus, according to a CDC information model.

The figure was calculated based on the 1968 flu pandemic, which was considered fairly mild, and is based on the assumption that the infection period would last eight weeks.

A recent report by the White House's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, which modeled the outcomes of an infection rate of 30 percent, found up to 1.8 million Americans could require hospitalization and some 30,000 could die.

That figure would be lower than the average of 36,000 Americans who die annually from seasonal flu, which usually begins around October.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091004/hl_afp/healthfluusvaccine_20091004021356

I finally figured out the difference between bird flu and swine flu

for bird flu you get a tweetment

for swine flu you get a oinkment

Quiet,

By CDC standards, my child is at high risk for getting the swine flu because my child was exposed to it. My child's not sick so far.

I had it this summer.I just took my daughter to doc's today.She has (swine flue!) When I had it,nobody in my house got it.She was to late for shot.But they gave her anibiotics to keep it from damaging any other orgens.They did the same for me.
So please go to the doctors if your not feeling well.They can help you. I got much sicker than her.I never wanta be that sick again.Missed 7 days of work.And I have to be just about crawling to miss work!
They say it is all over the High Schools.

good

lets hope he doesnt get it

I think i'm *touch wood* not really likely to get anything like this.

My ex partner had it when I was used to spending time at her place, and I was fine. No symptoms, No reaction.

I guess I just get lucky :P

97% of all flu this season is the swine flu

do not be alarmed..most deaths are not from the flu virus but rather from a bacterial pneumonia that ensues .....

my kids had it...no problem...fixed it....

keeping the lungs clear when you haveit, is of uber importance....with this or any strain of the flu.

What about smokers? lol

what about them?

I agree that frequent use of certain Antibacterial soaps promote bacterial resistance, particularly ones that contain Triclosan which is an active ingredient only against bacteria and are ineffective against Viruses, Fungi, and Protozoa. Prolonged usage of Antibacterial soaps that contain Triclosan as their active ingredient can be rendered an inadequate means of eliminating the bacteria due to Triclosan's perfomance against killing the bacteria. One of main reason's most Antibacterial soaps are a poor method of removing the bacteria on your hands is either due to, diminutive, incomplete, and/or bacterial resistance as a result of persistent exposure of the active ingredient(s) in Antibacterial soaps.

Furthermore, another reason Triclosan is a low quality Antibacterial agent is because it only targets a specific killing site within the cells of the bacteria, which in turn bides time for the bacteria to develop resistance against the chemical.

Ethyl Alcohol, unlike other Antiseptic chemical agents does not choose a specific killing site and is very effective against, Bacteria, some Viruses, some Fungi, Protozoa, and certain Parasites. When someone applies Ethanol to their hands and rubs their hands together firmly until the Ethyl Alcohol evaporates, it will kill and/or inactivate virtually all of the microorganisms on one's hands. Ethyl Alcohol does not promote microbial resistance, and it's efficacy is contingent upon whether or not it's used properly and/or the percentage of Ethyl Alcohol it contains. Some Alcohol based hand sanitizers are occasionally accompanied by secondary chemical agents such as Benzalkonium Chloride, in which case increases the effectiveness of the Antiseptic.

How do they keep their lungs clear? (those that are like 15-20 or more a day habit...)

Lobelia,Kola nut, coffe bean, Licorice,Elecampane root, cherry bark,horehound root coltsfoot root fennel seed thyme leaf...

or you could by an OTC chemical laiden product like mucinex.....

etc etc


or quit smoking.....

Wow. I was only pulling your leg. Mind you, my SOH is often lost on people.

I ain't afraid of no flu! Just keep the immune system happy, and it'll blow over-same as the last scare.