Posted on 10/16/2009 10:55:58 AM PDT by penelopesire
"....She also said more children had died in the space of a few weeks than usually die in an entire influenza season. "There are now a total of 86 children under 18 who have died from the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus," Schuchat said.
As of Wednesday 11.4 million doses of H1N1 vaccine were available and 8 million had been ordered by states for distribution."
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OBAMA IS ENDANGERING OUR POPULATION AND NO-ONE CARES!
PING!
And then some.
So in an entire influenza season, fewer than 86 people under 18 die? I suspect the CDC statistics and spin.
And the obama thug gets another pass. Our media is awol.
I don’t think we want to be handing out Tamiflu like candy. Take it if you have the flu (however, many doctors are prescribing it prophylactically), but evidently flu can become resistent to it, just like bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics.
The dead kids in Texas are real. My own doctor told me Wednesday that the CDC is running out of Tamiflu and encouraging rationing. I don’t like what I am hearing and neither should you. Too many children are dying. No doubt that the Obama administration will try to use this health scare anyway they can, but it shouldn’t stop us from taking note of their very real FAILURES here in how they are dealing with it.
RELEASE THE TAMIFLU STOCKPILES!
Won’t get the vaccine, won’t take Tamilflu. The Japanese version of our FDA might stop Tamilflu from being prescribed. I’ll look for the article, but it has been linked to serious mental issues including suicide.
“I don’t think we want to be handing out Tamiflu like candy. Take it if you have the flu...”
So we just let children die? What I am telling you is that doctors are not even prescribing it to people who HAVE THE FLU unless they are sick enough to go to the hospital. That is what my doctor told me Wednesday. The CDC is rationing the stuff and advising doctors not to prescribe it. There is no reason for that when we have stockpiles of the stuff.
Is that a worldwide number? Thats not many, considering this flu has been around for a while..and notice, they never mention the circumstances in which these people died.
I have no plans to get this shot.
If people dont watch out what they put into their body, there might be a lot more of them dropping, after they get said shots.
Honestly- if I had kids this age I wouldn’t know WHAT to believe. I’ve read scientific findings saying get the vaccine- don’t get the vaccine- get the regular flu shot but not the swine shot- get the nasal mist, not the shot, don’t get any, get them all...use tamiflu...don’t use tamiflu.
Tough times- people are more leery than ever of the government- hard to discern what and who can be trusted.
Hey..tamaflu is not a cure all. My daughter took it last year and it made her deadly ill. Plus, it doesnt work the way people seem to think. It just shortens the illness by a day or two.
Every drug has side effects. Suit yourself, it’s your decision but if anyone in my family gets sick, I want the drug. People in Texas are dropping like flies. I heard on the radio this morning that another child has died here. I don’t care what anyone says..the normal flu does not kill this many children every year.
“Tough times- people are more leery than ever of the government- hard to discern what and who can be trusted”
Dittos! I probably would be leary of the vaccine but what is pissing me off is the fact that they are rationing Tamiflu when we have stockpiles of the stuff that Obama could release. Not only are they falling short on the so called vaccine...they are rationing the treatment drug.That’s not right!
Can you post data? You keep writing “dropping like flies”. So far, the swine flu has not killed as many people as the regular flu. Also, if you look at stats from the American Lung Association, you will see that their numbers for flu deaths are much lower than the CDC’s. The CDC includes in their flu death data people who died with the flu as a secondary or tertiary infection.
Instead of living in a panic state, why dont you research this flu. Do you know the reason why some people are dying? I would bet not.
The flu is mild in most cases and isnt what is killing people. The people are dying from a form of bacterial, pneumonia...and they arent getting to hospitals on time.
When you get this flu, you get fever, cough, possible sore throat, body aches, possible diarhhea.
When the flu begins to leave, the fever will go away..and in most cases, thats it. But, in some cases, after being gone, the fever spikes. This is an indication of the pneumonia and you need to get to an emergency room. Those who arent..are those who are dying.
I read this in several articles.
So, I suggest you dont just read these sensational, news selling, comments, and go into a panic. Start looking for articles on your own.
Why was she taking Tamiflu? Perhaps she was deadly ill because she was sick with the flu? From what I have read, Tamiflu needs to be started within the first 48 hours from onset of symptoms to be effective. Glad your daughter is ok.
Tamaflu is not a cure. It only shortens the flu by a day or two.
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