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Entries tagged with 'Swine flu'Health department errors costlyRecently, we learned that the Texas Department of State Health Services ordered fewer doses of H1N1 vaccine than most other states. Now we learn that the health department shipped more vaccine to a for-profit clinic in Farmers Branch than to... Logic behind flu shot delayRe: "Whose fault is flu shot delay?" by Janie Hennigan, Friday Letters, and "Flu Briefs," Friday news story. Hennigan opines: "H1N1 flu is everywhere, and our government is not prepared to handle this, even though H1N1 has been floating around... Whose fault is flu shot delay?H1N1 flu is everywhere, and our government is not prepared to handle this, even though H1N1 has been floating around for more than a year. Our government is inept, it is not taking care of the American people, it doesn't... Sounding Off: Did schools overreact to swine flu?We asked our Sounding Off list members: Did North Texas school districts overreact to the swine flu? What, if anything, have we learned about reacting to a possible pandemic? If the spirit moves you, feel free to respond to this... Don't panic over fluPeople are asking the experts the proper to way to explain this whole swine flu panic to the children without scaring them. The most effective way is simply the truth. Adults are acting like a bunch of crybabies in a... Families will be hurtRe: "Boy dies in Texas; FW shuts district 130,000 students missing class statewide; UIL suspends events," Thursday news story. I understand why everyone is concerned about the flu pandemic, but for Fort Worth to close all their schools and for... Homeless: Forgotten again?If some of the swine flu closings and cancellations are not an overreaction to the threat, I'm sure our school and city leaders have provided numerous infirmary beds in quarantine areas for homeless people. Haven't they? Willa Kulhavy, Garland... Cancellations disrupt family lifeAll the kids who would have been at a Scout campout, sporting event or prom recently were evidently at the packed local movie theater sitting elbow to elbow to see Wolverine. Why do we think we can dismiss school until... More swine flu school closings?Just heard from a parent there that they've shut down St. Peter's Classical School in Fort Worth because a kid there has tested positive for swine flu. I called the school, which confirmed this. They tell me that a parent... Swine flu in the White House?I demand to know: What did the president breathe, and when did he breathe it? According to the White House, an Energy Department aide contracted swine flu in Mexico while preparing for President Obama's trip there this month. The White... Swine flu: What should we do? (belated Topic of the Day)The Fort Worth school district has shut down. Dallas has closed one school. Assorted community events have been canceled. Vice President Joe Biden ratcheted everyone up to red-alert mode with his alarmist don't-take-transit directive. Of course, Rod battoned down the... Swine flu: Close the US-Mexico border?Time magazine points out that to do so would not only be ineffective in stopping the pandemic at this point, but would be economically disastrous. Over on our Opinion Home page, Andres Oppenheimer explains why this public health catastrophe in... Joe Biden on swine flu: avoid planes and trainsJoe Biden just demonstrated why a high-ranking public official can't honestly answer a personal question without setting policy, or at least setting off a firestorm. In response to a swine flu question, Biden told Matt Lauer on the Today... Rick Perry a tax-lover?Re: "Perry seeks flu medicine for Texas -- S. Texas school closed; 11 cases confirmed in U.S., all recovering," Sunday news story. So Perry has asked for 37,430 courses of antiviral medications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... WHO: Pandemic now at Level 5The World Health Organization has just raised the flu pandemic level to 5 (out of 6). WHO director Dr. Margaret Chan said that this is a signal to all nations to activate their pandemic flu response plans. This is big.... Keep it classy, Michelle BachmanQuoth the always comical Republican from Minnesota to Pajamas Media: "I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat president Jimmy Carter. And I'm not blaming this on... Swine flu has medical masks going quicklyWe had a nice little discussion yesterday on the effectiveness of medical masks fighting things like the swine flu. Well, if you were inclined to be safe rather than sorry and get yourself a nice little stockpile of them, you... Swine flu: Making practical decisionsThis morning, my wife and I had to make a decision: should we let our five year old go with his class on a field trip to a downtown museum? We decided against it, given that a lot of other... Handout from abroad?Re: "Perry seeks flu medicine for Texas -- S. Texas school closed; 11 cases confirmed in U.S., all recovering," Sunday news story. Gov. Rick Perry asked the Centers For Disease Contol and Prevention for flu medicine because of the swine... Swine flu: Are surgical masks even effective?I haven't managed to work myself into a panic over the swine flu fears, but I will be following the news closely. (Reading "The Hot Zone" years ago really piqued my interest in infectious diseases and viruses.) And I noted... |