indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
Still more from Tangerang http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2007/11/still-more-from.html Yes, I feel the same way about these deaths especially the kids......
Sorry for the misunderstanding. Thanks for clarifying that. I completely understand your refusal to work with makeshift and reused PPE. That information is offered only for those that may need it in...
I believe that Ayerman is referring to this type of home-made mask, tested in this study. It is better than no protection at all, apparently, but still there are problems with it:...
THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE Part 7: Time for a vaccine 'Manhattan Project'? Maryn McKenna Contributing Writer "Editor's note: This is the last in a seven-part series investigating the prospects for...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
Egypt http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=106782&postcount=1 This is supposed to be reported to the OIE, but instead the international community is informed by the media in this...
THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE Part 6: Looking to novel vaccine technologies Maryn McKenna Contributing Writer "Editor's note: This is the sixth in a seven-part series investigating the prospects for...
Yes, you are correct in that most people will be cared for at home by family or friends. That is the CDC and HHS strategy. For some, it will be comfort care only, but others might have more of a...
THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE Part 5: What role for prepandemic vaccination? Maryn McKenna Contributing Writer "Editor's note: This is the fifth in a seven-part series investigating the prospects for...
I agree. My situation is like yours, no dependents. There are others like us too, older nurses, and senior citizen volunteers. My guess is that we will need these volunteers to help, and that they...
Want to know more about adjuvants? SophiaZoe has some interesting commentary. She has also provided links to some posts by Susan C at Fluwiki. For those of you that do not know, Susan C is one of...
The Pandemic Vaccine Puzzle Part 4: The promise and problems of adjuvants Maryn McKenna Contributing Writer "Editor's note: This is the fourth in a seven-part series investigating the prospects for...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
News from yesterday on the 3 yr old referred to in post #213, the good news is that his case appears to be a mild one. In a country where 100% of the cases diagnosed since May have died, this is...
I hope that that the CDC and HHS are noting the responses in this thread. The public will assume that nurses are going to be working. The govt assumes this also. Homeland Security, are you reading...
indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing
A Predilection For The Young http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2007/10/predilection-for-young.html Another Suspect Pediatric Case This 9 yr old girl, is a new suspected case in Batam, a location on a...
The Pandemic Vaccine Puzzle Part 3: H5N1 poses major immunologic challenges Maryn McKenna Contributing Writer "Editor's note: This is the third in a seven-part series investigating the prospects for...