Laidback Al

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  1. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Lets take a poll --- How many people are allergic to a component in infleunza vaccine? Raise your hand. Which component are you allergic

  2. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you want the warm fuzzies, get a pet rabbit. If you want to prevent illness, get a

  3. British Columbia to require health-care workers get flu shot

    Laidback Al replied to Laidback Al's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Apparently nurse in B.C. were not consulted ahead of time. Read more: B.C. nurses to air concerns over mandatory flu shot

  4. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Number of nurses with reactions to vaccinations I have been following these vaccination threads for a long time and I am surprised at the number of posters who claim to have an adverse reaction to...

  5. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Influenza vaccination does not give someone the

  6. Novel Influenza Outbreak (H3N2v) in Ohio and Indiana, August 2012

    Laidback Al replied to Laidback Al's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Novel H3N2v: Limited human-to-human spread Over 200 people have been infected with the H3N2v influenza virus in a number of central states in the USA. Previously the CDC reported that these...

  7. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A doctor from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota writes in a brief letter Research Doesn't Support Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Full article in pdf form is available at this link:...

  8. Another study - Mandated influenza vaccinations for HCWs makes sense

    Laidback Al posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Int Nurs Rev. 2012 Jun;59(2):161-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00961.x. Epub 2011 Dec 2. Protecting patients, protecting healthcare workers: a review of the role of influenza vaccination. Music T....

  9. Another study - Mandated influenza vaccinations for HCWs makes sense

    Laidback Al replied to Laidback Al's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Tex Med. 2012 Aug 1;108(8):25-9. Lifesaving shots Conde C. Abstract Unfortunately, low rates of influenza immunization among health care workers contribute to some influenza outbreaks in hospitals...

  10. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    More anti-vaccination agendas It is somewhat disconcerting that there are still allnurses members that are cutting and pasting slanted and sensationalistic attacks on the influenza vaccinations to...

  11. A Virus Movie Determined to Get Real

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

    Being prepared for an emergency is not crazy, it is just good sense. Prepping for a disaster is not a one-time event of stocking up. It needs to be an ingrained part of your lifestyle. Make sure...

  12. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    once more i am astounded at the extent of incorrect and down-right-wrong information presented by some posters in this thread including misspellings. see the official contents of thirmerosal...

  13. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This comment is just more anti-vaccination inflammatory rhetoric. Do you know how candidate viruses are selected for inclusion in a vaccine? Do you know how influenza vaccine is produced? And do you...

  14. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Indeed, an excellent point. You seems to understand that no one is OWED a job in the nursing profession. So for all the whiners and complainers in this thread who don't like your employer's...

  15. H5N1, Bird Flu Updates

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

    A Summary of Worldwide Human H5N1 Cases in 2011 I have prepared an overview of human H5N1 infections in 2011. Abstract - In 2011, 59 human cases of H5N1 were reported from around the world, a 23%...

  16. H5N1, Bird Flu Updates

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

    More H5N1 Cases in November and December, 2011 Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, Mother and Child In late November, a pregnant woman and her child from Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt developed symptoms on...

  17. CDC, WHO Tracking New Influenza Virus in USA, S-OtrH3N2

    Laidback Al replied to Laidback Al's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In the weekly Fluview update published by the CDC, two new cases are reported with novel influenza A infections. These are strains circulating in swine, but neither of the children were exposed to...

  18. CDC, WHO Tracking New Influenza Virus in USA, S-OtrH3N2

    Laidback Al posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    CDC, WHO Tracking New Influenza Virus in USA, S-OtrH3N2 Allnurses readers should be aware that a new influenza virus, S-OtrH3N2, has infected 10 individuals in the US since July 2011. It is primarily...

  19. H5N1, Bird Flu Updates

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

    Another H5N1 Case in Egypt On November 29th WHO announced another human case of H5N1 in Egypt. A 31 year old woman from Dakahlia Governorate showed symptoms on November 10 and was hospitalized in...

  20. H5N1, Bird Flu Updates

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

    Family cluster of H5N1 infections in Bali in October - The mother and two children died In mid October two siblings from Bali died from H5N1. A few days later the mother also died and has only now...

  21. H5N1, Bird Flu Updates

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

    WHO: Egypt H5N1 Update Yesterday, WHO announced the 569th officially confirmed case of H5N1. The 1 year old boy from Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, was symptomatic on September 17, 2011. He was...

  22. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't agree. The least credible source of information that I know of is forum posters spouting unsubstantiated claims about

  23. H5N1, Bird Flu Updates

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

    Bird Flu is heating up in Indonesia - Status update - In the past week and a half, a mother, her son, and her daughter have all died from suspected bird flu infection on the island of Bali....

  24. Mandated Flu vaccine?

    Laidback Al replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think that Lucky0220 has touched on a point worth commenting on. It is no secret that I am critical of nursing professionals who have a limited scientific understanding about modern disease theory...

  25. Reasons for Flu Vaccine Reluctancy

    Laidback Al replied to Kimberly111-13's topic in Disaster Preparation

    rawmamaw -- Why did you dredge up this old thread to make your first post here at allnurses? Is it to promote the links to anti-vaccine rhetoric on the two sites? As I noted in another thread in post...