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By not in system - AOL News(April 22) -- Editor's note: Below is a sampling of reader feedback we received to op-eds published on AOL News over the past week. The comments have been edited for length and clarity. A Modest Proposal for Anti-Government Crowd -- By Alan Colmes Alan seems to be under the false impression that tea party members in general are, as he refers to them, "anti-government" and should secede from participating in anything that requires federal funding. I can assure Mr. Colmes that tea party members are NOT anti-government. We believe an effective government should be limited in power, and reminded ...
Leftover Flu Vaccine May Need to Be Thrown Out
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyTens of millions of doses of unused swine flu vaccine may have to be discarded, but as many as 91 million Americans took their medicine -- which seems to have worked, diminishing the impact of the pandemic as the flu season winds down. However, more than 70 million vaccine doses, already in vials and syringes, will have to be pitched if not used before their various expiration dates pass, the Washington Post reported Thursday. The taxpayer-funded $1.6 billion program apparently helped prevent widespread flu deaths in the United States, but also left many frustrated with delayed deliveries and ...
Health Officials Worry Over H1N1 Uptick
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(March 30) -- An outbreak of H1N1 cases in Georgia and mini-surges in other Southeastern states have federal health officials urging vaccinations and vigilance to thwart the threat of a third wave of the flu. H1N1 has been largely contained across most of the country. But in Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the number of those sick is higher than it was in October, when the second wave of the flu swept the nation. In the last week alone, the state has seen 40 hospitalizations. That's more than any other week since last fall. Specialists with the CDC are ...
Thousands of Doses of Kids' H1N1 Vaccine Recalled
By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA (Dec. 15) -- Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. The recall is for about 800,000 pre-filled syringes intended for children ages 6 months to nearly 3 years. The shots, made by Sanofi Pasteur, were distributed across the country last month, and most have already been used, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Doctors were notified of the voluntary recall Tuesday. Dr. Anne Schuchat, a CDC flu expert, said parents don't need ...
Is the Business Community Pro-Swine Flu?
By David Corn - Politics DailyThis is cold. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the major business lobby, opposes legislation to provide workers paid sick leave -- even as flu season approaches. That's not only Scrooge-like. It's bad for public health. Allowing workers to stay home when they're ill has always been a good idea. They recover quicker. And who wants all those germs in the workplace? But it's more important when a nation is trying to prevent a pandemic. Health officials have been urging Americans to call in sick if they contract the flu, for that is one of the best ways to keep the spread of H1N1 in check. But plenty ...
Automatic Holy Water Dispenser: Faith and Science Mix!
By David Gibson - Politics DailyAnd a bit of Italian style helps, too, as this Reuters report shows. The invention is not only terracotta (how long before Pottery Barn starts selling it?) but it keeps alive a tradition that was in danger of succumbing to swine flu fears, as we have reported before. The terracotta dispenser, used in the northern town of Fornaci di Briosco, functions like an automatic soap dispenser in public washrooms -- a churchgoer waves his or her hand under a sensor and the machine spurts out holy water. "It has been a bit of a novelty. People initially were a bit shocked by this technological innovation ...
Take a Sick Day, Please: H1N1 and the Office
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyAs a near-constant sneezer when the weather changes, flu season is a chance for me to experience the kind of general public shunning usually reserved for tax auditors or people who attempt to leash their cats. On crowded trains, I not only have my own seat, but usually an empty one next to me as well. At the grocery store checkout, other customers eye me suspiciously and dig in their purses or pockets for bottles of Purell. The other day, after I sat down at the table next to him, an alarmed man promptly fled the coffee shop, muttering about germs. As it so happens, I'm not sick -- just ...
The Hajj and H1N1: Pilgrimage During a Pandemic
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyBy some estimates, the hajj is the single largest, annual gathering in the world; the pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca attracts between 2 and 3 million visitors from all over the globe. But this year, officials are worried about several strains of H1N1. In a study published in the journal Science on Thursday, researchers warned that measures would need to be taken to prevent outbreaks of H1N1 both during the hajj, which takes place Nov. 25-30 this year, and after, as travelers return to their home countries. One of the authors of the study, Dr. Ziad Memish, who is also the Assistant Deputy ...
As Flu Spreads, Some Panic
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL NewsFirst, the swine flu story line was about how many people didn't want the vaccine. Now that there's less of it than officials promised, people are clamoring for the vaccine and a type of public hysteria is becoming part of the story. "I've never seen it like this," a besieged doctor's office administrator in suburban Atlanta told USA Today. "That name, H1N1, sends parents into a panic." There's been "a lot of verbal abuse" from patients who can't get the vaccine, she added. Sasha and Malia Obama got their flu shots from a White House doctor, and in an unscientific survey of our readers, 55 ...
Wash Yer Hands, Private: Military Hygiene in the Swine Flu Era
By David Wood - Politics DailyIn 30 years of covering wars, I've never seen anything like it. At the big U.S. military bases in Afghanistan and even at small combat outposts, troopers coming in for chow at the DFAC (dining facility, e.g. mess hall) dutifully wash their hands ... with hot water and soap. And dry them on paper towels. And put the wet paper towels carefully in waste bins. Maybe this doesn't sound unusual to you. But bear in mind these are young men and women barely out of their teens, a demographic not known for meticulous personal hygiene standards, with carbines slung over their shoulders and mud on their ...
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