Swine Flu Frustrations: Too Little Vaccine, Too Many Scare Tactics

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I am still trying to figure out Deborah's last fine, article: "Why Women have Sex"?

Greg of IL 3:26PM November 05, 2009

Deborah,

Believe it or not, there is a TRUTH out here. The truth is that this IS a government psy-op to distract you, make you want Obamacare, and make you feed the existential need for them. This whole this is a engineered bioweapon, and they released it in last years seasonal Flumist, and are now spreading it around more with H1N1 Flumist. Treasury, Homeland Security, Education and Commerce have been preparing for this for six years. Another reason they had to do it now is that the Tamiflu stockpile had shelf expired and they had to move it after two 6 month FDA extensions. But aside from all this, the main motive is to get another 100 ug of mercury and squalene into all of us every year until were all dead, so our international creditors can repossess all of the foreclosed property. You are tired of hearing this because it causes you cognitive dissonance, and when it comes to protecting your children's health, you care more about seeming to care than being competent in their care. On top of that, you are being paid here to unwittingly spread disinformation. Your friend's kid in all likelihood did get the flu from the Flumist, your denial of simple fact demonstrates what a middle class half-educated writer will do when confronted with her own vanity, complain and sell out. Why don't you read a book before you dispense Govt. propaganda?

Stan Lippmann of WA 12:26PM November 02, 2009

It seems that we find a new disease to panic about every year. Bird flu, west nile, now swine flu. If you do some research you will find there are no more complications from swine flu than regular flu. I have lived for 28 years without getting a flu shot and I bet I live many more. There are serious diseases out there that you should be vaccinated for, swine flu is not one of them.

Bob of CA 10:56PM October 30, 2009

You need to ask yourself why your President Obama isn't vaccinating his kids. Just google it, you'll find out that it's true.

kayakgirl 7:05PM October 29, 2009

Your daughter's symptoms are no different than the regular seasonal flu.....which kills 36,000 people a year and isn't viewed as a pandemic even though it will kill more people than the H1N1. If you do the math, H1N1 is killing so little a percentage of the population - below 0.5%, - you can't even calculate it on your calculator. It's hardly what it's been hyped up to be. I took a critical thinking course in university and I teach these skills to my kids. There is no logic to how the media and government is portraying this H1N1 hype. Somebody's making a BIG buck off of producing 4 Billion doses of an untested vaccine that will be used world wide. If I were them, I would want everyone to be scared too.

I don't and won't vaccinate my kids...I've never had healthier kids since I stopped.

kayakgirl 7:03PM October 29, 2009

The scare tactics are extreme! I live in Arizona and although the CDC has me listed in a high risk group, our state Dept. of Health Services does not include me. I am 60 years old, have been a Type 1 Diabetic for 55 years (now using an insulin infusion pump) and have many Type 1 complications including heart disease (3 heart attacks, quintuple by-pass), gastroparesis and kidney disease. Since statistics are reported in a vacuum by not only the government but those reporting the news, we have a distorted idea of risk as well as the real age group for those who have died. And I understand the right to privacy but I think we have a right to know the underlying (conditions) diseases that contributed to the H1N1 deaths. My doctors' offices do not have the vaccine, there is no information on the AZ Dept of Health Services web site about it's availability and since I'm not included in the high risk group here there is little chance I'll be able to get the vaccine. I am so tired of listening to the news stations repeatedly saying to "get your H1N1 vaccine" when they know it isn't available!

SM Beggs of AZ 7:58PM October 28, 2009

Their kids have already been taken care of in true liberal fashion. I wouldn't want to be an old woman in a burning building if Michelle and Barrack were in it too. I'd be trampled and left for dead.

fred of MN 6:12PM October 28, 2009

First, I am no conspiracy theorist, but already noted, are the large numbers of people who normally aren't "conspiracy minded", who have in this instance, dating back to April 2009, raised multiple and continuing questions. Why? That's simple No, actually, it's not. Not in the least. Here, from the beginning of the so-called "outbreak", are my own concerns, in reasonable order of importance. The WHO, has created sensational, inflammatory and unsubstantiated claims about this "pandemic" from the beginning and has continued up to this day. A health organization, last time I checked, was first as an information source and due to the obvious nature of their mission, hysteria, repetition and other sensational press releases, WITHOUT, substantiation, specifically "scientific facts", which are just to remind everyone, who may be used to UN/Al Gore science is simply: A hypothesis (Question) answered by testing methods, which are agreed upon, by a "Group" of reputable scientists across multiple specifics, re. position, region, etc., with NO AGENDA, which are reported "as is", and if for public consumption, all relevant terms, variations and everyday meaning clearly noted. Particularly, in such a case as "The Swine Flu"- Facts, which are without doubt, are to be articulated- other information, is simply, that. Information. Ms. Kotz, brings up the linchpin issue, when she discussed testing? When I was aware several weeks ago, that "testing" was no longer being done", was the point when I became three times as concerned. If, no testing, and it sounds that Quest Diagnostics isn't sure, even today. I do know this. When someone dies, they cannot say whether it was swine flu- The symptoms mimic many, many illnesses, including regular flu, yet, without testing, any case with symptoms is being "counted" as Swine Flu", which seems "ABSURD". HUH! It doesn't work like that- AND Finally, If the testing was flawed, when the outbreak occurred, well maybe none of it is true. Both the directives I read and perused yesterday, were full of false information, sensationalized, and lacking "facts", in fact, almost every piece of information, made statements, then, immediately said, but that may not be true, etc. or that has not been confirmed. Our own CDC, Should report clearly, what they know and don't know, period. That's a no - brainer. News, can be morphed into politics, full of bias. Science, which, appears to have full steam in the same direction, and encouraged by Mr. Gore and others, who say, "I don't have to prove it scientifically-It's true", and because of their agenda, have not been challenged, for many years now. Sorry to go on so long, re. Global Warming, but I do believe the presumption, now is, if we can tell everybody climate change is real and never have to prove it, well we can just say anything, which they are, about H1N1,rational, sensible, scientific- None of that matters. I'm suspicious, and I think ANY reasonable person would be. I'm also angry. Amen

afp of TX 5:52PM October 28, 2009

why do I see people at least having a chance at recieving the vaccine and at least hope to get it in other states - not here on long island, ny! Nowhere to be found and no answers from any health department. Too bad we all have asthma in my house and my sister is immunosuppressed (breast cancer chemo and radiation) and has 5 school age children. Where oh where is the vaccine? Why is it in Washington DC area...so the officials there don't get infected?? And why wait on long lines if it is reserved for high risk groups. Don't the doctors know who is at risk... a farce!

vc of NY 4:09PM October 26, 2009

why do I see people at least having a chance at recieving the vaccine and at least hope to get it in other states - not here on long island, ny! Nowhere to be found and no answers from any health department. Too bad we all have asthma in my house and my sister is immunosuppressed (breast cancer chemo and radiation) and has 5 school age children. Where oh where is the vaccine? Why is it in Washington DC area...so the officials there don't get infected?? And why wait on long lines if it is reserved for high risk groups. Don't the doctors know who is at risk... a farce!

vc of NY 4:09PM October 26, 2009

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Deborah Kotz, senior writer for U.S. News & World Report, covers everything women care about when it comes to their health. She's often tapping out "Oprah-esque" confessions about how the latest news relates to her personally—whether it's on breast cancer, contraception or easing work-family stress.

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