WHO: H1N1 virus "unstoppable"

[Mentors]

as i said

 

 

WHO says pandemic not over yet, monitoring to continue

 

GENEVA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The A/H1N1 pandemic was not over yet and it remained uncertain how the situation would evolve in the next few months, the World Health Orgnization (WHO) warned on Thursday.

 

"At this time we believe it is still too early to say that the pandemic is over. We are monitoring the situation carefully," said Dr Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's special adviser on pandemic influenza.

 

Addressing a telephone press conference, Fukuda said high levels of pandemic activity or infections were still continuing in many different countries, including France, Switzerland, Russia and Kazakstan.

 

He said the pandemic activity had clearly peaked and was on the way down in North America and some parts of Europe, but the peaking had occurred "extraordinarily early".

 

It remained unknown whether a new wave of infections would occur in the later winter or early spring months, he said.

 

"The pandemic is really a global event. The WHO will continue to monitor the situation in all parts of the world," Fukuda said.

He added that the WHO would continue to provide all possible support to countries that were particularly vulnerable in the face of pandemic infections.

 

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/17/content_12663624.htm

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A(H1N1) flu shots begin Jan 11

 

Vaccination against A(H1N1) influenza for people in five risk groups will begin on Monday, health permanent secretary Paijit Warachit said on Thursday.

 

Mr Paijit said the Public Health Ministry has imported two million doses of the A(H1N1) vaccine from France and will start vaccination of about 1.9 million people in the five groups most at risk from Jan 11. The programme will continue until March.

 

The risk groups are: medical staff, pregnant women of three months and over, [color:red]people weighing over 100kg[/color], the disabled, and those suffering from chronic diseases.

 

[color:blue]Vaccinations will be done only at hospitals because the recipients have to remain under observation for at least 30 minutes to see if they show any unusual symptoms, he said.[/color]

 

On Wednesday, Thailand reported one more death from the A(H1N1) swine flu virus, taking the death toll to 192.

 

The latest victim was a pregnant woman who had a history of diabetes and high blood pressure.

 

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/164695/vaccination-against-a-h1n1-flu-from-jan-11

[cavanami]

This farkin' bullshit has been beaten into the ground...WTF! Total bullshit, this virus. TIT.

[Old Hippie]

According to "Conspiracy Theory" with Jesse Ventura, this is an attempt to inoculate all of us low life with some sort of crap that will make us sterile and kill us off...culling the herd as they say...

[shygye]

I hope so! There is an excess of 6 billion people on Earth.

[Old Hippie]

Yes, but given my choice, it would be me and 400,000 really hot chicks left on earth...maybe 1-2 guys to help with heavy lifting...

 

[cavanami]

...and a few towels boys, as needed

[Mentors]

School Staffers Seeking H1N1 Vaccine Get Wrong Shot

 

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Local school staffers who were supposed to be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu [color:red]were mistakenly given a dose of insulin instead[/color], NewsCenter 5 has learned.

 

NewsCenter 5's Rhondella Richardson reported that several staffers at Wellesley's Schofield School got insulin shots during a flu shot clinic at the school on Friday.

Somehow six staffers mistakenly received a shot of insulin, not the vaccine, the school said.

 

Although the vaccine was dropped off at the school by the Wellesley Department of Health, health officials said the insulin was not shipped with the vaccines, adding the department doesn't even have access to insulin.

 

On Monday, Wellesley Superintendent of Schools Bella Wong and Schofield Principal David Wilkins sent a letter home to Schofield parents, addressing how the insulin arrived at the school.

"We are writing to confirm that the source of the insulin mistakenly given to staff on January 15 was from the supply of insulin ordinarily held in school to be used by specific individual Schofield students as needed. The families of each of these students have now been contacted and informed of this. This insulin does not come from the Wellesley Health Department, but is supplied by the families themselves," the letter read.

 

Wong had sent a note home to parents and faculty on Sunday, saying: "These staff were cautioned to report to a medical facility to be monitored for necessary support at any sign of symptoms that a drop in blood sugar would cause. It is, without a doubt, most fortunate that any impacted staff that did receive insulin in error did not come to greater harm as might have happened when they became ill."

Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, can be dangerous for anyone who has extra insulin when they don't need it for medical reasons, experts said.

Monday's letter indicated that the staff person who administered the insulin to staff has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an ongoing investigation.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/mostpopular/22268280/detail.html

 

[cavanami]

The US gov will push this to the limits so the Big Pharma can make their $$$...bastards!

[Old Hippie]

The shots were unavailable in my area until recently, yet I don't know anyone who has gotten this virus. I remember when President Ford was pushing this years ago. All very odd.