tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post7172540464498015739..comments2023-06-07T09:04:36.390-04:00Comments on More Grumbine Science: Saving livesRobert Grumbinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-89565481377566381162009-10-09T15:59:17.452-04:002009-10-09T15:59:17.452-04:0015 dead from swine flu in Alabama.
The vaccine sh...15 dead from swine flu in Alabama.<br /><br />The vaccine should be no different than regular flu in risk (minimal for those with no egg allergies).<br /><br />Swine flu hits children and those with breathing problems particularly hard, compared to regular flu.TheChemistryOfBeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228308036995626376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-81111034964032518432009-10-09T14:42:56.630-04:002009-10-09T14:42:56.630-04:00Peter:
Take some of the anger to energize yoursel...Peter:<br /><br />Take some of the anger to energize yourself so that next time an anti-vaccination letter to the editor, or an anti-vaccination article is run, you write a letter yourself. (Generalize to other venues you might encounter such things.) This is a very good video, I think, but far from the only. Pointing more people to it should be a help.<br /><br />Vickie:<br /><br />The swine flu vaccine (or, as the pork industry wants us to call it, the H1N1) is new. But, then again, so is every year's vaccine for the seasonal flu. As far as this goes, the H1N1 vaccine -- developed for a particular, known, target -- I'll guess is an even safer bet than the seasonal flu vaccine. For the seasonal flu, there's a certain amount of guesswork as to what strains to develop for, and more than a little bit of racing to get it developed in time for the fall flu season.<br /><br />My own take (as you know :-) is that for the seasonal flu vaccine, I'm only concerned about it for people who are in high risk groups (like me, with asthma, but to quote from the <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm" rel="nofollow">CDC's information on flu</a>:<br /><i><br />People who should get a seasonal flu vaccination each year include:<br /><br /> 1. Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday<br /> 2. Pregnant women<br /> 3. People 50 years of age and older<br /> 4. People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions<br /> 5. People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities<br /> 6. People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:<br /> 1. Health care workers<br /> 2. Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu<br /> 3. Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)<br /></i>Robert Grumbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-90523326833954485932009-10-09T14:10:47.752-04:002009-10-09T14:10:47.752-04:00I liked this post very much and think it covers an...I liked this post very much and think it covers an important topic. I have to admit, though, that while I'm very comfortable w/ vaccines that have been used on millions of people, I'm a little nervous about new vaccines. The swine flu vaccine doesn't have a track record (at least I think it doesn't) and I don't know how serious the swine flu itself is. Do you or any readers have any thoughts on the matter?Vickie Grumbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590705319756941379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-40049726292845416022009-10-09T12:28:29.725-04:002009-10-09T12:28:29.725-04:00Absolutely fantastic video I find both inspiring a...Absolutely fantastic video I find both inspiring and makes me angryPeteBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719500015671599766noreply@blogger.com