Tuesday, October 27, 2009
How worried are you about H1N1?
Tomorrow, several of the students of Redfield Public will voluntarily receive the "flu" shot for this year's influenza strains and for the H1N1 virus, in hopes of buliding an immunity to those viral diseases. Yesterday, on the news, a reporter stated that 30% of the deaths in the Unites States from H1N1 were in healthy people with no underlying health conditions. It seems that there is much information and misinformation flying around about the severity and dispersement of the "flu." People are scared and desperate for the vaccine, while others just shrug the whole idea off and go on with life. If the "Flu" or H1N1 is so life-threatening, then why are schools still haveing athletic events, concerts, practices and plays, businesses still having meetings and traveling and people still shopping in malls and traveling on public transportation where the virus could spread. We have only seen one wave of illness; the winter season with all of its colds and "flus" is not here, yet. What will happen then? What is your opinion about this whole H1N1 subject? Anyone have any links on the topic that they would like to share? Here is what the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) says about H1N1.
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