Will it play in Peoria? Only if it's really, really stupid!

[Guest guest]

Have you ever heard anything so dumb? Declaring an emergency before a

vaccination campaign. Is this in preparation for the Homeland Security

legislation?

September 18, 2009

Quinn to declare public health emergency in Peoria

Gov. Pat Quinn plans to declare a public health emergency in Peoria

next week to provide more resources for a public health response to

the swine flu virus.

Administrator Greg Chance of the Peoria City/County Health Department

says the declaration will allow his agency and others to respond to

the viral threat through federal funding.

Chance explained that the declaration does not necessarily indicate

extreme measures are needed, but it will provide necessary tools for

the challenge of mass vaccination programs.

Chance said his department is expecting the vaccine in mid October,

though how much is not yet known. He said it now appears the vaccine

can be administered in one dose instead of two over a period of weeks

as previously thought.

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Information from: Journal Star, http://pjstar.com