Comments on: A shot in the arm http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/ News and Views from Downers Grove Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chad D. Walz http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13429 Chad D. Walz Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:29:59 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13429 I am just saying EJ, the government has people in a panic over the Flu! I am going to make t-shirts that say "I survived the 2009 H1N1 Flu Pandemic" There is said it, its mine and no one else can copy me! LOL I am just saying EJ, the government has people in a panic over the Flu! I am going to make t-shirts that say “I survived the 2009 H1N1 Flu Pandemic” There is said it, its mine and no one else can copy me! LOL

]]> By: Elaine Johnson http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13425 Elaine Johnson Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:55:46 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13425 Here's the latest on the Ukraine flu <a href="http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_11_16/en/" rel="nofollow">from the World Health Organization.</a> Sounds like it's H1N1, slightly mutated: <em>Preliminary genetic sequencing shows that the virus is similar to the virus used for production of the pandemic influenza vaccine, reconfirming the vaccine's efficacy at this time.</em> Here’s the latest on the Ukraine flu from the World Health Organization. Sounds like it’s H1N1, slightly mutated:

Preliminary genetic sequencing shows that the virus is similar to the virus used for production of the pandemic influenza vaccine, reconfirming the vaccine’s efficacy at this time.

]]> By: Chad D. Walz http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13422 Chad D. Walz Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:12 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13422 Wow! 189 deaths from 1 million+ cases! That's a death rate of almost 0.02% - almost as bad as toe fungus. Of 46 million Ukranians, only 4 in a million (0.41 per 100,000) have died. That ranks it about 55th on the annual mortality rate charts, just above tetanus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_death_by_rate Wow! 189 deaths from 1 million+ cases! That’s a death rate of almost 0.02% – almost as bad as toe fungus. Of 46 million Ukranians, only 4 in a million (0.41 per 100,000) have died. That ranks it about 55th on the annual mortality rate charts, just above tetanus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_causes_of_death_by_rate

]]> By: Elaine Johnson http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13419 Elaine Johnson Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:14:12 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13419 The worse may still be yet to come. Scary, scary, scary. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/140492/Million-hit-by-plague-worse-than-swine-flu The worse may still be yet to come. Scary, scary, scary. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/140492/Million-hit-by-plague-worse-than-swine-flu

]]> By: Scott Theisen http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13416 Scott Theisen Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:31:59 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13416 FYI... The CDC's website indicates that flu season...has peaked and is in decline. FYI… The CDC’s website indicates that flu season…has peaked and is in decline.

]]> By: Meat http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13413 Meat Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:37:14 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13413 Huh? Huh?

]]> By: John Poshepny http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13408 John Poshepny Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:12:24 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13408 My College (Eastern Illinois) we have had swine flu issues (400 as of Nov 1st) rumor was running ramped that we'd close which they nicked pretty quickly. Now the Swine Flu Shot Clinics were a bust from what I heard to the point where they had to hold an extra one. I am NOT getting the shot nuff said! My College (Eastern Illinois) we have had swine flu issues (400 as of Nov 1st) rumor was running ramped that we’d close which they nicked pretty quickly. Now the Swine Flu Shot Clinics were a bust from what I heard to the point where they had to hold an extra one. I am NOT getting the shot nuff said!

]]> By: KellyDGM http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13362 KellyDGM Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:13:09 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13362 Park District Preschool has had its run of the flu with many little ones out sick too. Our ped told us H1N1 is the only flu going around right now. Our house had it and we all came through fine. Park District Preschool has had its run of the flu with many little ones out sick too. Our ped told us H1N1 is the only flu going around right now. Our house had it and we all came through fine.

]]> By: Liz Chaplin http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13360 Liz Chaplin Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:56:56 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13360 Elaine, Thanks so much for posting this important information. Just made appointments for my three kids this morning! Elaine,

Thanks so much for posting this important information. Just made appointments for my three kids this morning!

]]> By: Chad D. Walz http://www.dgreport.com/index.php/2009/11/13/a-shot-in-the-arm/#comment-13358 Chad D. Walz Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:43:19 +0000 http://www.dgreport.com/?p=5165#comment-13358 I am not a fan of the ISBE. They were created to take control away from local school districts. I keep saying it. We need major education reform and the first order of business is getting rid of the federal and state board of Eds! I am not a fan of the ISBE. They were created to take control away from local school districts. I keep saying it. We need major education reform and the first order of business is getting rid of the federal and state board of Eds!

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