Tag: H1N1

H1N1 VS Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina

Filed in National by on April 6, 2010 9 Comments

Via Bloomberg: Swine flu is refusing to give up its hold on U.S. states with low vaccination rates, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Only Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina — states where the share of immunized population was among the country’s lowest — reported outbreaks last week that spread beyond a single […]

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State/Walgreen’s Feud Delaying H1N1 Shots?

Filed in National by on November 29, 2009 21 Comments

8-Ball sez: Signs point to ‘Yes’. First, in the spirit of full disclosure allow me to stipulate that I’ve ‘got a dog in this fight’ as I’m close to someone who works for Walgreen’s. Although said someone worked for Happy Harry’s for 20 years and greatly admires Alan Levin as well. Now, follow me on […]

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Psst… Anyone Notice Something Missing?

Filed in National by on October 26, 2009 5 Comments

Question: Why don’t we have a Surgeon General? Answer: Here, in this excellent rant. Good thing we don’t have a global flu pandemic.

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The 3% Quandry

Filed in National by on October 24, 2009 1 Comment

According to The News Journal, the state of Delaware has been allocated  some 520,000 vaccines, but as of October 23, the Blue Hen state has only been shipped 15,700 vaccines — 3 percent of our allocation. The number of vaccines Delaware has been shipped is “less than Wyoming or Washington, D.C., whose populations are less […]

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H1N1 Vaccine – Why Is This A Controversy?

Filed in National by on October 19, 2009 32 Comments
H1N1 Vaccine – Why Is This A Controversy?

On Friday my children brought home permission slips to receive the H1N1 vaccine.  I completed them immediately, but, then again, my brother is an immuno geneticist so we had this discussion months ago.  Actually, had the vaccine been ready months ago I wouldn’t have spent the evening filling out permission slips because my kids would […]

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