Seniors fearful without flu shots

[Guest guest]

>

>

>This country is definitely brainwashed. If a person is inconvenienced in

>ANY way, they go get a pill/shot. Colds, flu, get a pill/shot. Have an

>upset tummy? Get a pill/shot. Have a pimple on your face? Get a pill/shot

> Want sex without a baby? Get a pill/shot. It doesn't matter what it is,

>there is a pill/shot to fix it. Absolutely ridiculous.

>

My other favorite thing is how absolutely everything is a disorder now.

It couldn't be possible that every person just has their own way of

being in the world, and that there is a whole spectrum of normal! Nope,

if you don't fit into that rigid middle, go get a drug! Sheesh!

--

Breezy s - Facilitator, Blissful Hearth School

Lady Lasairíona of Creavanore - Seneschal, Shire of Hrafnsfjordr, Oertha, West

{{Whats right is not always popular;

Whats popular is not always right.}}

[Guest guest]

oh yeah!!! you should see hte mom's on teh playgroups (too early to fix

typos), most of them have 6 month olds and older, some younger, but the ones

that have kids that fall into the 6-23 month range are just freaking out.

It's unreal. I kepe thinking back to last winter when we almost lost my

grandniece. They keep blaming it on the flu .... Jen had her to the doctor

3 times in 5 days and called everyday ...... she knew something wasn't

right, but the nurses/docs kept blowing her off. If they'd waited one more

day, Rory probably would have died. She had pneumonia 2ndary to the flu.

Well, duh .... then the flu didn't almost kill her, pneumonia and negligence

on the doctor's part did. arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

in IL

Seniors fearful without flu shots

>

> Is this typical of what's happening in the US right now? Is everyone

> scared

> out of their minds by the prospect of flu? And why are they considering

> vaxing babes under 6 months? I don't see this reaction in the UK - people

> don't seem overly concerned about the possibility of vax shortage...is

> your

> government doing too good a job of brainwashing?

>

> Love, light and peace,

>

> Sue

>

> " Learn from the mistakes of others--you can never live long enough to make

> them all yourself. " - Luther

>

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> http://www.connpost.com/Stories/0,1413,96~3750~2453987,00.html#

>

> Seniors fearful without flu shots

>

> Vaccine shortage ends clinic plans

>

> By DIRK PERREFORT dperrefort@...

>

> The region's health officials are urging hospitals and health-care

> providers

> to ration available flu vaccines and administer doses only to those who

> most

> them most: the elderly, infants and people with chronic illnesses.

>

> " People are being encouraged to forgo getting the vaccine this year unless

> they are in a high-risk group, " said Dr. Dennis McBride, director of the

> Milford Health Department. " We are also advising health-care providers to

> prioritize and give the vaccine to people in at-risk groups. Most seem to

> be

> complying with the request. "

>

> Meanwhile, elderly residents in the region are not only worrying about

> possible rationing but also about surviving if they are felled by the

> illness.

>

> The health warnings and citizen fears come on the heels of Tuesday's

> announcement that much of the state's flu vaccine will not arrive this

> year.

>

> Chiron Corp., one of two companies that produce most of the vaccine, had

> its

> license revoked this week by British officials. The company reported

> earlier

> that several batches of vaccine at its Liverpool plant were contaminated.

>

> Chiron was expected to deliver 45 million doses to the United States,

> approximately half of the country's supply.

>

> The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines high-risk

> groups as health-care workers having direct contact with patients, parents

> with babies under 6 months old, those with chronic diseases and immune

> deficiencies and those over the age of 65.

>

> Other high-risk groups include women who expect to be pregnant during the

> upcoming flu season, which stretches from late fall through early spring.

>

> The shortage has become a cause of concern for many elderly residents in

> the

> region.

>

> For seniors, catching the flu can be a serious, if not fatal, business.

> However, many senior centers have canceled their vaccination clinics

> because

> of the shortage.

>

> " We've been getting a lot of phone calls this week, " said Terry Porcu, an

> employee at the Derby Senior Center. " Our Health Department advised us to

> cancel the clinic because there isn't any vaccine. The seniors are very

> concerned about the situation. "

>

> Other senior centers in the region that have canceled clinics include

> Shelton, Seymour and Milford.

>

> Officials at the Baldwin Center in Stratford are among a handful in the

> region who remain hopeful.

>

> " We are still hoping that we can get some vaccine, " said Diane Puterski,

> director of senior services. " We've finally emphasized the importance to

> seniors about getting vaccinated and now there isn't any available. "

>

> Milford resident Joy , 86, said she is very concerned about the

> shortage.

>

> " It's really helped me in the past, " she said. " When you get up there in

> age, you really start to worry about these things. I'm hoping the vaccine

> will be available somewhere else. "

>

> A spokesman for Bridgeport Hospital said the facility expects to receive

> approximately 2,000 doses of the flu vaccine, which will be distributed on

> a

> priority basis. The hospital had expected to receive 3,500 doses and has

> put

> on hold community-based vaccination clinics until more vaccine becomes

> available.

>

> " Our first priority is giving the vaccine to high-risk groups, " said

> hospital spokesman Cappiello. " We expect to meet the demand of our

> employees and our hospitalized patients. But it is uncertain at this point

> if we will have any vaccine available for the community. "

>

> He said the hospital typically operates clinics at the Easton and Monroe

> senior centers as well as senior housing facilities in Trumbull.

>

> " The biggest impact of the shortage will be felt at community-based

> clinics, " Cappiello said.

>

> Fairfield's Health Department had planned flu vaccine clinics Nov. 9 and

> 10

> at the Fairfield Senior Center, but those clinics are on hold, town Health

> Director Arthur Leffert said.

>

> Leffert said his office has sent e-mails to about 25 Fairfield doctors

> asking them if they have flu vaccine and, if so, if they would be willing

> to

> sell vaccine to the Health Department or allow the department to refer

> people to their practices.

>

> The Fairfield flu clinics scheduled in November were the only ones the

> department had planned for adults at high risk of complications related to

> flu and pneumococcal disease, Leffert said.

>

> However, Leffert said Shaw's supermarket on Black Rock Turnpike and

> Walgreens on Villa Avenue, both in Fairfield, still expect to hold flu

> vaccine clinics this month. The clinic at Walgreens is set for 1 to 4 p.m.

> Wednesday; the Shaw's clinic is from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 21.

>

> The American Lung Association has set up a flu hot line where people can

> get

> information on where vaccines are available in their community. The phone

> number is 1-888-668-6358.

>

> Residents can also call their local health departments for more

> information

> on where vaccines will be available.

>

> For those who don't get the vaccine, health officials stress proper

> hygiene,

> such as routine hand washing and covering your mouth when you cough, to

> avoid spreading the flu.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, fear is running like crazy (and of course since this is a fear-based

industry, it's exactly " what the doctor ordered. " )

Did you read the information from Dr. Tenpenny about the marketing plan for this

years flu season? It's all based on fear! Here's the link:

http://www.vaclib.org/news/flusales.htm

And as far as vaccinating babies, I think that all comes down to $$$. They ran

out of other guinea pigs! (the sad thing is so many people are falling for it!)

Kay

*********************

Is this typical of what's happening in the US right now? Is everyone scared

out of their minds by the prospect of flu? And why are they considering

vaxing babes under 6 months? I don't see this reaction in the UK - people

don't seem overly concerned about the possibility of vax shortage...is your

government doing too good a job of brainwashing?

Sue

[Guest guest]

This country is definitely brainwashed. If a person is inconvenienced in

ANY way, they go get a pill/shot. Colds, flu, get a pill/shot. Have an

upset tummy? Get a pill/shot. Have a pimple on your face? Get a pill/shot

Want sex without a baby? Get a pill/shot. It doesn't matter what it is,

there is a pill/shot to fix it. Absolutely ridiculous.

Message: 12

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:50:20 +0100

From: " Mum2mishka " <mum2mishka@...>

Subject: Seniors fearful without flu shots

Is this typical of what's happening in the US right now? Is everyone scared

out of their minds by the prospect of flu? And why are they considering

vaxing babes under 6 months? I don't see this reaction in the UK - people

don't seem overly concerned about the possibility of vax shortage...is your

government doing too good a job of brainwashing?

Love, light and peace,

Sue

" Learn from the mistakes of others--you can never live long enough to make

them all yourself. " - Luther

[Guest guest]

Oh gosh, they interviewed some old lady on the news last night, and she was

DISTRAUGHT......... she said she'd been to two different places to get her shot,

and they didn't have any - she said she didn't know what she was going to do

now!!

I swear she thinks shes gonna die now.

How sad!! (I'm gonna have to check on my MIL - she's probably in a PANIC as

well...)

Chelly

Owner of:

http://www.diapertesters.com

Seniors fearful without flu shots

Is this typical of what's happening in the US right now? Is everyone scared

out of their minds by the prospect of flu? And why are they considering

vaxing babes under 6 months? I don't see this reaction in the UK - people

don't seem overly concerned about the possibility of vax shortage...is your

government doing too good a job of brainwashing?

Love, light and peace,

Sue

" Learn from the mistakes of others--you can never live long enough to make

them all yourself. " - Luther

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http://www.connpost.com/Stories/0,1413,96~3750~2453987,00.html#

Seniors fearful without flu shots

Vaccine shortage ends clinic plans

By DIRK PERREFORT dperrefort@...

The region's health officials are urging hospitals and health-care providers

to ration available flu vaccines and administer doses only to those who most

them most: the elderly, infants and people with chronic illnesses.

" People are being encouraged to forgo getting the vaccine this year unless

they are in a high-risk group, " said Dr. Dennis McBride, director of the

Milford Health Department. " We are also advising health-care providers to

prioritize and give the vaccine to people in at-risk groups. Most seem to be

complying with the request. "

Meanwhile, elderly residents in the region are not only worrying about

possible rationing but also about surviving if they are felled by the

illness.

The health warnings and citizen fears come on the heels of Tuesday's

announcement that much of the state's flu vaccine will not arrive this year.

Chiron Corp., one of two companies that produce most of the vaccine, had its

license revoked this week by British officials. The company reported earlier

that several batches of vaccine at its Liverpool plant were contaminated.

Chiron was expected to deliver 45 million doses to the United States,

approximately half of the country's supply.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines high-risk

groups as health-care workers having direct contact with patients, parents

with babies under 6 months old, those with chronic diseases and immune

deficiencies and those over the age of 65.

Other high-risk groups include women who expect to be pregnant during the

upcoming flu season, which stretches from late fall through early spring.

The shortage has become a cause of concern for many elderly residents in the

region.

For seniors, catching the flu can be a serious, if not fatal, business.

However, many senior centers have canceled their vaccination clinics because

of the shortage.

" We've been getting a lot of phone calls this week, " said Terry Porcu, an

employee at the Derby Senior Center. " Our Health Department advised us to

cancel the clinic because there isn't any vaccine. The seniors are very

concerned about the situation. "

Other senior centers in the region that have canceled clinics include

Shelton, Seymour and Milford.

Officials at the Baldwin Center in Stratford are among a handful in the

region who remain hopeful.

" We are still hoping that we can get some vaccine, " said Diane Puterski,

director of senior services. " We've finally emphasized the importance to

seniors about getting vaccinated and now there isn't any available. "

Milford resident Joy , 86, said she is very concerned about the

shortage.

" It's really helped me in the past, " she said. " When you get up there in

age, you really start to worry about these things. I'm hoping the vaccine

will be available somewhere else. "

A spokesman for Bridgeport Hospital said the facility expects to receive

approximately 2,000 doses of the flu vaccine, which will be distributed on a

priority basis. The hospital had expected to receive 3,500 doses and has put

on hold community-based vaccination clinics until more vaccine becomes

available.

" Our first priority is giving the vaccine to high-risk groups, " said

hospital spokesman Cappiello. " We expect to meet the demand of our

employees and our hospitalized patients. But it is uncertain at this point

if we will have any vaccine available for the community. "

He said the hospital typically operates clinics at the Easton and Monroe

senior centers as well as senior housing facilities in Trumbull.

" The biggest impact of the shortage will be felt at community-based

clinics, " Cappiello said.

Fairfield's Health Department had planned flu vaccine clinics Nov. 9 and 10

at the Fairfield Senior Center, but those clinics are on hold, town Health

Director Arthur Leffert said.

Leffert said his office has sent e-mails to about 25 Fairfield doctors

asking them if they have flu vaccine and, if so, if they would be willing to

sell vaccine to the Health Department or allow the department to refer

people to their practices.

The Fairfield flu clinics scheduled in November were the only ones the

department had planned for adults at high risk of complications related to

flu and pneumococcal disease, Leffert said.

However, Leffert said Shaw's supermarket on Black Rock Turnpike and

Walgreens on Villa Avenue, both in Fairfield, still expect to hold flu

vaccine clinics this month. The clinic at Walgreens is set for 1 to 4 p.m.

Wednesday; the Shaw's clinic is from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 21.

The American Lung Association has set up a flu hot line where people can get

information on where vaccines are available in their community. The phone

number is 1-888-668-6358.

Residents can also call their local health departments for more information

on where vaccines will be available.

For those who don't get the vaccine, health officials stress proper hygiene,

such as routine hand washing and covering your mouth when you cough, to

avoid spreading the flu.