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  1. Swine Flu May Be Going to Camp This Summer

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Interestingly enough the article in the post above mentions the physician who talked the camp into giving everyone prophylactic Tamiflu. That would be the Dr. Marc Siegel, famous for debunking swine...

  2. Swine Flu May Be Going to Camp This Summer

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Campers masked, quarantined for 'Swine '09' http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32099666/ns/health-the_new_york_times (hat tip

  3. Tested Positive for Influenza A, scared for my family

    indigo girl replied to amom23's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I want to correct myself on how long you could be contagious. Referring to seasonal flu, and these are just averages: Spread by virus-infected droplets that are coughed or sneezed into the air, the...

  4. Tested Positive for Influenza A, scared for my family

    indigo girl replied to amom23's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's interesting to read anectodal info from people who have been sick. You say that you were infected by your son which is a likely scenario for many on this board also. You felt lousy for 16 days. I...

  5. Any News on a Vaccine Yet?

    indigo girl replied to VickyRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Mass health-worker absenteeism feared Doctors and nurses' aversion to flu shots endangers plan to vaccinate them first so they are able to treat others...

  6. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Tonga Tonga is located in Oceania, 2/3's of the way between New Zealand and Hawai in the Southern Pacific Ocean....

  7. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Junin, Argentina

  8. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Peru http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=270367&postcount=1 It sounds like they having a lot of problems, and maybe not enough

  9. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    indigo girl replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A big part of the equasion for me, is based on my perception of how good a job my hospital is doing to protect staff. But, Laidback Al is right. I am rethinking my own plans based on what I am...

  10. 10 % of Swine Flu Fatalities in Argentina Are HCW?

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=268665&postcount=12 Not a great translation, but I think that we can understand enough to be concerned about what they seem to be

  11. 10 % of Swine Flu Fatalities in Argentina Are HCW?

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    http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/07/report-10-of-fatalities-in-argentina.html

  12. Any News on a Vaccine Yet?

    indigo girl replied to VickyRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Canada: No Plans To Force HCW Vaccinations

  13. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Washington State

  14. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    indigo girl replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am still marveling that we are seeing cases in July where I live. It's sweltering here, yet my hospital has had 3 swine flu related deaths this summer which the hospital has been careful not to...

  15. No Prior Existing Conditions but Dead Anyway

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You are referring to post #56? If he had a heart problem or was obese, they would have said that he had a prior existing health problem. By this time, it is well known that this flu virus can kill in...

  16. No Prior Existing Conditions but Dead Anyway

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Lee's County, Florida

  17. Any News on a Vaccine Yet?

    indigo girl replied to VickyRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Efforts to improve swine flu vaccine yields drawing a blank, experts warn http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090721/national/flu_vaccine_woes_1 (hat tip Avian Flu

  18. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Australia http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0%2C23739%2C25812971-952%2C00.html [hat tip

  19. Drug-Resistant Flu Strain Turns Up In Denmark but Doesn't Last Long

    indigo girl replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Quebec http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gaNQxQtkte8cDFnwA_JRXyesKjAQ Much as I admire Helen Branswell's work, this is not the 4th case of resistance to Tamiflu. There have...

  20. Any News on a Vaccine Yet?

    indigo girl replied to VickyRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Australia - Human Trials of Vaccine Begins http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/07/australia-human-trials-of-vaccine-begin.html

  21. Mixed Messages for Pregnant Women in the Work Force

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    http://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/pm/articles/2009/07/swine-flu-pregnant-women-told-to-work-as-usual.htm I think we get the message that in the UK, staying home if you are pregnant is not encouraged....

  22. School Closures May Help Limit Swine Flu Damage

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    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=a11uUmhEci4w

  23. School Closures May Help Limit Swine Flu Damage

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Opposite Side of the Argument http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/07/20/nb-swine-flu-schools-1109.html Why bother closing schools? I expect that parents will make their own decisions...

  24. UK preparing for the worst.

    indigo girl replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Swine Flu Centers in the UK This is something new. Swine flu centers? http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Breaking-news-Bushfield-becomes-39swine.5475635.jp (hat tip

  25. Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Scotland http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.2520972.0.pregnant_woman_is_in_hospital_with_swine_flu.php This report is not clear about what "in a bad way" means, but I expect that more info...