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  1. The School Closing Problem

    indigo girl posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    The School Closing Problem http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2009/06/the_school_closing_problem.php The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere...

  2. I Think I Had Swine Flu This Week ...

    indigo girl replied to PacoUSA's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No diagnosing allowed but kidding someone is OK, I think. Yes, it could be many things although probability for swine flu goes up if there are many cases in the community that a sick person lives in....

  3. I Think I Had Swine Flu This Week ...

    indigo girl replied to PacoUSA's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The OP was not tested because he only had mild s/s. Again, there is no way to know what he

  4. They Need Nurses

    indigo girl posted a topic in International Nursing

    Ottawa raises prospect of closing clinics at epicentre of Mba flu outbreak Need a job? Here is a place that is in dire need of nurses:...

  5. Employees sick with flu need to call out

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

    Pandemic declaration prompts CDC huddle with businesses

  6. I Think I Had Swine Flu This Week ...

    indigo girl replied to PacoUSA's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Without being tested, it is not possible to say although you certainly had symptoms that sound like it. Aren't you the lucky one? You might just be immune if a 2d wave comes through this

  7. Swine Flu in Australia/New Zealand

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

    New Zealand Considering Vaccine http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2498191/NZ-undecided-on-flu-vaccine (hat tip Avian Flu

  8. Swine Flu in Australia/New Zealand

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

    New Zealand: First domestic H1N1 cases

  9. Swine Flu in Australia/New Zealand

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

    New Zealand http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/national/2497159/Demand-exceeds-Tamiflu-supply Seasonal flu mixed with swine flu in the same host can result in a Tamiflu resistant strain if both are...

  10. Swine Flu in Australia/New Zealand

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

    “Let’s not mess around, this virus is nasty”: Dr Chris Smith http://ozswineflu.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/lets-not-mess-around-this-virus-is-nasty-dr-chris-smith/ I am not sure that I would agree...

  11. They Need Nurses

    indigo girl replied to indigo girl's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you, janfrn for your clarification of the conditions there. I do not doubt that this is all true. These are the conditions of the developing world. That is why we are seeing more severe cases...

  12. Update from CDC

    indigo girl replied to meme048's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you for this update. Of course, everyone realizes by now that the CDC numbers represent only a partial picture of what in reality is occurring, and as such it is just a tool. This is why NYC...

  13. Pneumococcal Vaccine

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

    I am glad that you brought that up. This would be a good thing to research further as this Swine Flu is going to be around for 1 to 2 years. I have heard those 5 year guidelines before but that might...

  14. Officially a Pandemic, Phase 6

    indigo girl posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html

  15. Officially a Pandemic, Phase 6

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

    WHO Webcast Here is the webcast of Dr. Chan declaring that we are at Phase 6. I think that the first link is audio and the 2d is video, but I may have that reversed. She also takes questions from the...

  16. Influenza A(H1N1) possible pandemic

    indigo girl replied to Straydandelion's topic in Disaster Preparation

    WHO Webcast Here is the webcast of Dr. Chan declaring that we are at Phase 6. I think that the first link is audio and the 2d is video, but I may have that reversed. She also takes questions from the...

  17. I think article says H1N1 virus is changing.

    indigo girl replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just listened to Dr. Chan's webcast. At the end, she takes questions from the press which is not in the transcript that I posted earlier. She says the virus is still stable. However, she did remark...

  18. Pneumococcal Vaccine

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

    According to the Reveres at Effect

  19. Swine Flu Updates and Issues

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

    Chan: Mexico should prepare for a new outbreak http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2009/06/chan-mexico-should-prepare-for-a-new-outbreak.html Like everywhere else, a second wave is expected. Dr. Chan...

  20. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    indigo girl replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, it is officially a pandemic, and we are already working!!

  21. Officially a Pandemic, Phase 6

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

    World now at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic Dr Margaret Chan Director-General of the World Health Organization...

  22. Influenza A(H1N1) possible pandemic

    indigo girl replied to Straydandelion's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Turn your TV on at noon EST. This is an historic event. MSNBC will cover the press

  23. Influenza A(H1N1) possible pandemic

    indigo girl replied to Straydandelion's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That disturbs me as well. They have been downsizing for years now. That, and the fact that my hospital has yet to implement those guidelines for protecting HCW. I am very worried about this. Watch the...

  24. A (New) Pandemic Primer

    indigo girl posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    A (New) Pandemic Primer http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-pandemic-primer.html Pretty much everything that you need to know about pandemics is right in this post. History, where we are right...

  25. Swine Flu - Cruise to Nowhere

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

    'Swine flu' cruise ship blocked from Caribbean ports http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1192309/Swine-flu-fears-raised-Royal-Caribbean-cruise-ship.html Thinking of taking a cruise? Got a prior...