Swine Flu...

[AndrewBird]

you know, like 20,000-30,000 people die of the regular flu every year..

Yup, that's why I'm not worried about it. It's just blown way out of proportion by the media.

My cousin's son who had it got over it in like 3 days and he has several medical problems like asthma and allergies.

[Farbin Kaiber]

So, Obama just declared a National Emergency due to swine flu. Just Sayin'.

[Kruzen]

are you fucking kidding me?

[Farbin Kaiber]

are you fucking kidding me?

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6684067.html

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people.
The declaration that Obama signed late Friday authorized Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to bypass federal rules so health officials can respond more quickly to the outbreak, which has killed more than 1,000 people in the United States.
The goal is to remove bureaucratic roadblocks and make it easier for sick people to seek treatment and medical providers to provide it immediately. That could mean fewer hurdles involving Medicare, Medicaid or health privacy regulations.
"As a nation, we have prepared at all levels of government, and as individuals and communities, taking unprecedented steps to counter the emerging pandemic," Obama wrote in the declaration, which the White House announced Saturday.
He said the pandemic keeps evolving, the rates of illness are rising rapidly in many areas and there's a potential "to overburden health care resources."
Because of vaccine production delays, the government has backed off initial, optimistic estimates that as many as 120 million doses would be available by mid-October. As of Wednesday, only 11 million doses had been shipped to health departments, doctor's offices and other providers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said.
The government now hopes to have about 50 million doses of swine flu vaccine out by mid-November and 150 million in December.
The flu virus has to be grown in chicken eggs, and the yield hasn't been as high as was initially hoped, officials explained.
Swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been. Health authorities say almost 100 children have died from the flu, known as H1N1, and 46 states now have widespread flu activity.
Worldwide, more than 5,000 people have reportedly died from swine flu since it emerged this year and developed into a global epidemic, the World Health Organization said Friday. Since most countries have stopped counting individual swine flu cases, the figure is considered an underestimate.
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On the Net:
CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm
Government's flu site: http://www.flu.gov/

[tofubento]

wat?

[nando]

So, Obama just declared a National Emergency due to swine flu. Just Sayin'.

wifes doctor thinks we had it, so my son will be born with the antibodies.

I've had flus that were worse for sure. it would be dangerous for a newborn though.

[tofubento]

The thing that gets me...is Ive had only one flu shot in my entire life...I was about 6...Ive never had once since then...I got bird flu when I was in China, during the height of it, and recently got mad sick, docs believe it was swine, took me 1 week to get over and 2 weeks to recover...or the worst case of strep they have ever seen.

ITS NOT THAT BAD, so wtf is up with the panic?

[nickpdx]

ITS NOT THAT BAD, so wtf is up with the panic?

Because people are stupid.

[Trucidatio]

If its as bad as Viral Menangitis then I will not be happy if I get it. Otherwise bring it on.



Menangitis was like a living hell for 3 weeks.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Sounds like West Nile also.

[HugsBmw]

Look at the wonderful media we ALL have... its so great(;))

[Farbin Kaiber]

Look at the wonderful media we ALL have... its so great(;))

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird

[daniel]

Symptoms are more numerous than just fever. All your muscles should be aching as if a truck had raped you. Google "swine flue + symptoms". Beware of mass panic syndroms...

Lee

sorry i didn't lay out all of my other symptoms for you. i had others, but a 104 fever is pretty bad, so i figured i'd mention that.

by the way, how the fuck do you misspell "flu"?

[Farbin Kaiber]

It comes with being from Canidia.

[LBJefferies]

http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/...-against-h1n1/

So Obama's kids aren't getting preferential treatment. Good.