Blog posts : "h1n1"

H1N1 Confirmed in Pet Dog

H1N1 has been confirmed in a pet dog in Bedford Hills, NY, who was also negative for H3N8 (dog flu).  Took longer than I predicted but there it is.

Frankly, I suspect H1N1 is far more widespread in pets than we know.  How many will run their pets to the veterinarian rather than simply waiting out a…

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H1N1 Vaccine RECALL

The news of the day is 800,000 doses of h1N1 vaccine for children being recalled.  No harm done they say; just shoot the kids up again and maybe one more time after that... and apparently they have no idea why these doses dropped in quality but, you know, it's all still safe despite what they can't …

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H1N1 Vaccine for Swine Approved

I was comfortable going right on eating pork through this H1N1 mess but the USDA has expedited a vaccine and now conditionally approved it for a year of use.  Of course, here in the US, we aren't even entitled to a label that tells whether or not the swine was vaccinated.  The vaccine need only be a…

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H1N1 Through Mid November

As of about mid-November this 2009, about 1 in 6 Americans has had H1N1 flu.  "About 80 percent of those deaths were in people ages 20 through 59, and 45 percent were obese"; "American Indians and Alaska Natives have died from swine flu at a rate four times greater than other Americans... higher ra…

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Swine Flu Vaccines, 1976

If you never saw the 60 Minutes segment on the 1976 swine flu vaccines connected to Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), you really should take a few minutes and watch it.  I miss decent investigative reporting!

As to the new and improved 2009 swine flu vaccine: "As of November 24, VAERS had received 10…

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H1N1 in more Cats

H1N1 flu has claimed the life of another beloved pet cat in Oregon.  She was 8 years old.  In addition, 3 confirmed cats are recovering or expected to do so; 2 in Colorado and 1 abroad in France.  http://www.avma.org/public_health/influenza/new_virus/default.asp

I just keep wondering what else we…

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Cat dies from H1N1

H1N1 for pets too and Absurd Medical assumptions

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