You’ve probably noticed the escalating hype and hysteria surrounding the swine flu pandemic as colder months approach and the number of worldwide cases climbs. It’s true the virus is spreading.
Much more important, however, is the fact that reported cases continue to be symptomatically mild, requiring little or no medical intervention. And deaths from the H1N1 virus remain extremely low, at less than one half of one percent of reported cases as of July 6.
Despite this fact, the United States has committed to spending another $1 billion on ingredients for an H1N1 vaccine, according to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, with plans for a mid-October vaccination program intact.
The White House Speaks About Swine Flu
If you’re on the White House email distribution list, you received an email recently announcing the “H1N1 Influenza Preparedness Summit” held on July 9. The note was signed by the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security, and Education.
The message said, in part:
“We are working together to monitor the spread of 2009-H1N1 and to prepare to initiate a voluntary fall vaccination program against the 2009-H1N1 flu virus, assuming we have a safe vaccine and do not see changes in the virus that would render the vaccine ineffective.”
Two things in this paragraph stand out. Number one -- the vaccination program is still voluntary. A plan for mass swine flu vaccinations is not good news, but it appears that at least for now, the choice is still up to you.
The other item which stands out in that paragraph is the phrase, “... assuming we have a safe vaccine.”
How safe is a vaccine that has been developed, “tested,” and shipped for mass distribution in a matter of weeks. The answer -- it isn’t.
Unfortunately, President Obama is fully onboard with the prospect of mass injections of inadequately tested, potentially deadly vaccines.
"We want to make sure that we are not promoting panic, but we are promoting vigilance and preparation," he said during the July 9 summit, adding, "the most important thing for us to do is to make sure that state and local officials prepare now to implement a vaccination program in the fall."
TobyRow. It's not a personal issue for OCND. She is utterly certain of her salvation. We need not waste our energy and ' feelings" over the issue to hand.
There are those who will die - and there are those who will not. Nothing OCND or you or I say - or anyone else - will prevent the inevitable. It's a multi-level conspiracy that has been in place and to effect/affect (sic.) long before you and I and she (and everyone else here in tbb) were born.
What lies inherent in any discussion and free wheeling and time honoured debate, such as it is - is who gets to dictate the right or wrong of any health regime. To my mind - no one.
The most honourable will suggest options, but will NEVER negate or impede by any manner the right of others to seek their own path.
OCND lives in an Orange County acre of the planet of California TobyRow. It's another slice of planet. You have not been paying attention. It's okay. She will be along shortly to either delete all or lash us for our abject ignorance of her adoptive homeland and privileged valley land of utter opportunity and never ever will there be a "Jericho" scenario from her land of bliss, because it's immune, if we all live there and eat what she tells us to.
Yes. I'm being snide. I apologize.
But I have witnessed enough lashing against TobyRow to be annoyed, So. Now I stand by TobyRow's side. Bring it on.
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