Oink, Oink...da Flu, da Flu

[Ranger12]

I was one of those that laughed about all the panic about the swine flu this past Spring. What a joke that was, right?

Well, my wife loves to tell me "I told you so", especially when it does not happen very often. When all of that was going on this past Spring, based on her medical field knowledge and experience, she said that it was this upcoming flu season that we will need to worry about the piggy virus coming back much harder. Looks like she was right. Of course other medical folks was saying the same thing, so it is not like she was some great prophet.

Two weeks ago, in the office she works at, they had their first patient of the season that tested positive for the flu. A few days later it was being reporting in the Huntsville school system, where her office is located. Today, I get a call from my son's school system, Morgan County, telling us that they have now confirmed swine flu cases in 16 schools out of a 20 school system. Yep, 16 out of 20 schools already have this virus, and my son's school is one of them. Porky Pig's virus is getting an early start this year.

[The Prowler]

I was one of those that laughed about all the panic about the swine flu this past Spring. What a joke that was, right?

Well, my wife loves to tell me "I told you so", especially when it does not happen very often. When all of that was going on this past Spring, based on her medical field knowledge and experience, she said that it was this upcoming flu season that we will need to worry about the piggy virus coming back much harder. Looks like she was right. Of course other medical folks was saying the same thing, so it is not like she was some great prophet.

Two weeks ago, in the office she works at, they had their first patient of the season that tested positive for the flu. A few days later it was being reporting in the Huntsville school system, where her office is located. Today, I get a call from my son's school system, Morgan County, telling us that they have now confirmed swine flu cases in 16 schools out of a 20 school system. Yep, 16 out of 20 schools already have this virus, and my son's school is one of them. Porky Pig's virus is getting an early start this year.

And just think, starting in 6 days there will be stadiums FILLED with, on average of, around 60,000 people.  All it takes is one person to have the porky flu when there's around 60,000 sitting in close quarters.

[Ranger12]

And just think, starting in 6 days there will be stadiums FILLED with, on average of, around 60,000 people.  All it takes is one person to have the porky flu when there's around 60,000 sitting in close quarters.

That was exactly what I was telling my wife. Also, high school football started last night and most youth league programs start tomorrow. I have to do 6 days of field observation in the schools this semester and try not to catch that crap.

[Snaggletiger]

I am currently administering my Knob Creek and Coke vaccine.  The vaccine may cause liver failure but you'e sure not to catch teh flus.

[Hogwally]

I'm not to worried.  Enough tequila will burn that shit out.

[AWK]

I've been injecting straight Jack into my veins. I win.

[wesfau2]

From what I gather from people who are NOT the sensationalist media outlets:

This strain of flu is NO MORE virulent than any other.  If you are an infant, decrepit senior citizen or other person with an awful immune system, then you should worry.  Everyone else is perfectly OK...this is just another flu.

Relax, people.  Goddamn.

[Pell City Tiger]

From what I gather from people who are NOT the sensationalist media outlets:

This strain of flu is NO MORE virulent than any other.  If you are an infant, decrepit senior citizen or other person with an awful immune system, then you should worry.  Everyone else is perfectly OK...this is just another flu.

Relax, people.  Goddamn.

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Still, cover your fucking pecker holsters when you cough, and quit touching everything with your sneezed on germy assed hands.

[Snaggletiger]

Just got back from the Walgreens getting my Rx filled.  Today has sucked.  Tomorrow is not looking a whole lot better right now.  But...Nyquil should be my friend in about 30-40 more minutes.

[Pell City Tiger]

Just got back from the Walgreens getting my Rx filled.  Today has sucked.  Tomorrow is not looking a whole lot better right now.  But...Nyquil should be my friend in about 30-40 more minutes.

Denis Leary agrees

[AUTiger1]

Just got back from the Walgreens getting my Rx filled.  Today has sucked.  Tomorrow is not looking a whole lot better right now.  But...Nyquil should be my friend in about 30-40 more minutes.

You should have a shot with teh Nyquil......makes it more effective! 

[Catphish Tilly]

Just got back from the Walgreens getting my Rx filled.  Today has sucked.  Tomorrow is not looking a whole lot better right now.  But...Nyquil should be my friend in about 30-40 more minutes.

Say wha...?

Doc, are you telling me this bastard has already mutated and developed resistance to the vaccine??




Guess I'll have to double my dosage.   

[AUTiger1]

That was exactly what I was telling my wife. Also, high school football started last night and most youth league programs start tomorrow. I have to do 6 days of field observation in the schools this semester and try not to catch that crap.

My wife teaches 4th grade.  To top it all off, she is four months preggers, I worry about her catching this shit.  Of course the school system has said they are are not going to tolerate sickness this year.  If your kid is sick, they will be calling you to some get them.  We shall see.



Holy shit! Watching the news on 48 WAFF and a Jackson County student has died.  They believe it was from the swine flu. 

[Ranger12]

Yeah, it was a kid in Scottsboro. They are suspecting it was the swine flu, but not saying anything until they are sure.

Like I said, I am one of those that usually thinks most people panic and overreact, especially this past spring when this thing first hit. However, even the doctors at my wife's office are sort of amazed how quickly this thing seems to be spreading since its "comeback". Their concern, as other health officials have expressed, is that this thing getting such an early start on the flu season could be a bad thing because the vaccine for this particular strain is not available much in the United States yet and not predicted to be available until October or November. Before then, the strain may mutate and make the vaccine less effective if not obsolete.

The elderly and kids are really the ones that need to get the vaccine first because they are the population that this thing seems to really do a number on. My wife said it is not the swine flu virus that can kill, but the complications that are developed from it, such as pneumonia most of the time. So, though I am not worried about me, I will be making sure my son gets treated at the first signs of anything, especially since there are already many cases confirmed at his school.

Most of you probably remember GoAU (Joe) over at AUN. The daughter of a good friend of his got real sick and they had to take her to the ER. The girl had pneumonia from what turned out to be the swine flu. She was transferred to Vanderbilt where they had to do surgery and put a tube in her chest. While that was going on, he was watching the family's son for them and the son became sick and was diagnosed with the swine flu. Joe's two sons also became ill for several day, but fortunately for him they did not become as sick as his friend's kids and have already gotten better. Yet, Joe's four daughters have not showed any signs of illness.

[AUJarhead]

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=108604

From this article, about a bill in Massachusetts.

* to require the owner or occupier of premises to permit entry into and investigation of the premises;

    * to close, direct, and compel the evacuation of, or to decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated any building or facility, and to allow the reopening of the building or facility when the danger has ended;

    * to decontaminate or cause to be decontaminated, or to destroy any material;

    * to restrict or prohibit assemblages of persons;

    * to require a health care facility to provide services or the use of its facility, or to transfer the management and supervision of the health care facility to the department or to a local public health authority;

    * to control ingress to and egress from any stricken or threatened public area, and the movement of persons and materials within the area;

    * to adopt and enforce measures to provide for the safe disposal of infectious waste and human remains, provided that religious, cultural, family, and individual beliefs of the deceased person shall be followed to the extent possible when disposing of human remains, whenever that may be done without endangering the public health;

    * to procure, take immediate possession from any source, store, or distribute any anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents or medical supplies located within the commonwealth as may be necessary to respond to the emergency;

    * to require in-state health care providers to assist in the performance of vaccination, treatment, examination, or testing of any individual as a condition of licensure, authorization, or the ability to continue to function as a health care provider in the commonwealth;

    * to waive the commonwealth's licensing requirements for health care professionals with a valid license from another state in the United States or whose professional training would otherwise qualify them for an appropriate professional license in the commonwealth;

    * to allow for the dispensing of controlled substance by appropriate personnel consistent with federal statutes as necessary for the prevention or treatment of illness;

    * to authorize the chief medical examiner to appoint and prescribe the duties of such emergency assistant medical examiners as may be required for the proper performance of the duties of office;

    * to collect specimens and perform tests on any animal, living or deceased;

    * to exercise authority under sections 95 and 96 of chapter 111;

    * to care for any emerging mental health or crisis counseling needs that individuals may exhibit, with the consent of the individuals

Also from the article

Vaccinate or isolate

Whenever the commissioner or a public-health authority decides it is necessary to prevent a serious danger to the public health, they are authorized:

    (1) to vaccinate or provide precautionary prophylaxis (preventative procedure) to individuals as protection against communicable disease and to prevent the spread of communicable or possible communicable disease, provided that any vaccine to be administered must not be such as is reasonably likely to lead to serious harm to the affected individual; and

    (2) to treat individuals exposed to or infected with disease, provided that treatment must not be such as is reasonably likely to lead to serious harm to the affected individual. An individual who is unable or unwilling to submit to vaccination or treatment shall not be required to submit to such procedures but may be isolated or quarantined … if his or her refusal poses a serious danger to public health or results in uncertainty whether he or she has been exposed to or is infected with a disease or condition that poses a serious danger to public health, as determined by the commissioner, or a local public health authority operating within its jurisdiction.

and

Law enforcement authorities are authorized to "arrest without warrant any person whom the officer has probable cause to believe has violated an order for isolation or quarantine and shall use reasonable diligence to enforce such order. Any person who knowingly violates an order for isolation or quarantine shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than 30 days and may be subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000 per day that the violation continues.

And here's a video I found on youtube about NOT taking the vaccination.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4SmFxyust0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wnd.com%2Findex.php%3Ffa%3DPAGE.view%26pageId%3D108604&feature=player_embedded

Going along with that video, our family doctor has told us that he'd hold off taking the vaccine.

[Thrilla]

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=108604

From this article, about a bill in Massachusetts.

Also from the article

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And here's a video I found on youtube about NOT taking the vaccination.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4SmFxyust0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wnd.com%2Findex.php%3Ffa%3DPAGE.view%26pageId%3D108604&feature=player_embedded

Going along with that video, our family doctor has told us that he'd hold off taking the vaccine.

No worries...the gub'ment is looking out for our best interests.  :thumbsup:

[Jumbo]

No worries...the gub'ment is looking out for our best interests.  :thumbsup:

Were all screwed!

[JDHog]

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