Stoney McFried
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Meh, swine flu, schmein flu. Norwegian Butt Rot, now THAT'S scary.
Its just a typical "Problem / Reaction / Solution.
Man made flu virus created and set on to the population (Problem)
The government / media, then get us all into a panic (Reaction)
Then the government offer the anti virus (solution) in doing this the private pharmacutical companies owned by probably the people who control the governments make a absolute fortune...
couldn't agree more.Its just a typical "Problem / Reaction / Solution.
Man made flu virus created and set on to the population (Problem)
The government / media, then get us all into a panic (Reaction)
Then the government offer the anti virus (solution) in doing this the private pharmacutical companies owned by probably the people who control the governments make a absolute fortune...
yeah I agree, i liked the "tea parties" because Reps and Dems both showed up. In my mind, it brought everyone together as one. which i believe is a huge deal because even though some people are Reps and some are Dems... we are ALL Americans. And we want is best for this country.jfgordon ...
Have you considered that the so-called "Tea Parties" that took place on April 15 may have had a wake up call effect on the progressives/communists/fascists in the Obama administration? Personally, I think so. And, they haven't seen nuttin' yet ... wait until July 4th.
Vi
Swine flu hits youth the hardest
(05-06) 17:28 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Even as Bay Area children returned to school Wednesday with reassurance from public health officials that the swine flu isn't a major threat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that a disproportionate number of young people seem to have been infected with the virus.
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Not enough data exist to be certain that young people are more vulnerable to swine flu than anyone else, CDC experts said, but in the United States, more than half of those infected have been under age 18. In Mexico, about half of those who died from swine flu were under age 29.
"In seasonal flu, you tend to see a predominance of burden to the elderly and the very young. Here we are seeing it more in the younger population," said Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the CDC, in a press conference Wednesday. "That is something we are keeping our eye on. That is something that raises concerns."
Swine flu has sickened more than 1,900 people in 24 countries, including more than 600 people in the United States, according to the CDC and the World Health Organization. Two people died from the illness in the United States and 42 people died in Mexico. As of Wednesday, there were 50 confirmed or probable cases of swine flu in the Bay Area and 275 in California.
Besser and other public health experts noted that there could be a simple explanation for young people bearing the brunt of the disease.
In the United States, young people are more likely than the elderly to have traveled to Mexico recently and been exposed to the virus there. A large number of Americans who have been infected with swine flu had been to Mexico just before they got sick.
Another possibility is that older people are more likely to have been exposed previously to similar strains of the virus - known as influenza A, subtype H1N1 - and have a built-in immunity to it.
"It could be that there is cross protection from previous H1N1 infections," said David Lewis, an infectious disease specialist with Stanford University School of Medicine. "That's certainly testable, and we should know that soon enough."
Besser noted that while children have made up a high percentage of the most seriously sick - the median age of those hospitalized in the United States is 15 - there hasn't been enough research yet to say whether that's meaningful data. Thirty-five people have been hospitalized with swine flu in the United States, but it's not clear how many of those people had medical conditions in addition to the virus.
So far, all of the research has shown swine flu to be relatively mild and no more serious than seasonal influenza, say federal and local public health officials. That's why the schools that had been closed due to swine flu were allowed to reopen Wednesday.
School administrators said it was a relief to get the "all clear" and reopen campuses.
At Highlands Elementary School in Pittsburg, which reopened Wednesday after shutting down last week when a student was found to have swine flu, absences were a little higher than usual, said Dee Lopez, secretary to the principal. She said some parents hadn't heard the school was open again, some students were out sick and some families decided to keep their children at home for a few more days.
Teachers and other administrators are taking extra precautions, she said, including sending children home straight away if they start showing symptoms of the flu.
Closing the school was disruptive, Lopez said, "But we're all just happy to have our kids back."
There's another T.E.A. party that will take place on July 4th that will make the first one look paltry by comparison.I read somewhere where you posted about July 4th, but im not aware of whats going on. Can you fill me in ?
Please explain in detail and elaborate on the consequences of "Obama's Plan". What I see is the digging out from 8 years of the Bush regimes repressive anti constitutional antics and their deplorable economic plans. I am a little worried that he doesn't want to take the Bush regime to task for things like domestic spying and torture, but overall, his agenda looks a whole lot better than Bush's. All this lack of freedoms that you so hate, were basically introduced by Bush.There's another T.E.A. party that will take place on July 4th that will make the first one look paltry by comparison.
As Obama's "plan" continues to unfold, more and more people are becoming alarmed.
Vi
Please explain in detail and elaborate on the consequences of "Obama's Plan". What I see is the digging out from 8 years of the Bush regimes repressive anti constitutional antics and their deplorable economic plans. I am a little worried that he doesn't want to take the Bush regime to task for things like domestic spying and torture, but overall, his agenda looks a whole lot better than Bush's. All this lack of freedoms that you so hate, were basically introduced by Bush.
why do you always point fingers Med. Bush was horrible.. we know. Quit living in the past. Remember... both parties are just puppets... they are both no good. become and independent Med. don't be apart of a corrupt group. seriously consider it.Please explain in detail and elaborate on the consequences of "Obama's Plan". What I see is the digging out from 8 years of the Bush regimes repressive anti constitutional antics and their deplorable economic plans. I am a little worried that he doesn't want to take the Bush regime to task for things like domestic spying and torture, but overall, his agenda looks a whole lot better than Bush's. All this lack of freedoms that you so hate, were basically introduced by Bush.