Posted on 10/16/2012 4:49:34 PM PDT by nuconvert
Another 19 people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 231.
The CDC said there were two additional cases of infection in joints after a steroid injection but these were not confirmed as meningitis, bringing the total of infections nationwide to 233.
The death toll from the unprecedented outbreak was unchanged at 15, the CDC said.
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Fox news just updated to 16 deaths.
Thanks for the update
Victims of ObamaCare.
WTH was the sterilization protocol at this place of production?
Kill everyone.
Was this compounding pharmacy specializing in preservative-free injectables?
A whole bunch of insurers are preparing to bend over right now. Sheesh.
Any specifics on those who died?
Old? Young with weak immune system?
Just curious on capabilities to fight this.
Feel sorry for those sickened and died due to this.
I haven’t really heard much or followed it. But I think the one killing people was an injection site to stop severe back pain. Spine shots. I know a grandfather was a victim.
This is bad either way . Hopefully now they can spearhead it before it gets too bad.
because the fungus was in many cases injected into the epidural space healthy individuals will be equally effected as this is a sterile space with no circulating white cells normally
sounds like this place was cutting corners and mass producing medications without proper licensing..compounding pharmacies are only supposed to fill individual prescriptions
With this many cases and deaths it may have gone beyond "scare". It is a bad deal.
Has anyone heard if the components or precursors of the medicine were sourced from outside the U.S., or from you know where?
Just damn.Sitting here with 3 bulging lumbar discs weighing whether to have an epidural.The timing was right though, this news broke the same week I had my MRI
Was this compounding pharmacy specializing in preservative-free injectables?
That is my understanding
I know nothing about the situation but find the lack of facts about and lack news of investigation of the production facility curious. It’s almost like they are part of 0bamaCare.
It's almost like they are part of 0bamaCare.
I've found that my occasional back issues are relived by using a PAR Course apparatus at a park to hang almost upside down for a few minutes in the morning.
YMMV.
I've found that my occasional back issues are relieved by using a PAR Course apparatus at a park to hang almost upside down for a few minutes in the morning.
YMMV.
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