) on November 03, 2009 at 17:53:26:
Ladder) on November 03, 2009 at 21:42:00:
In Reply to: Hey stupid read her post... can you read? posted by jdandbb () on November 03, 2009 at 17:53:26:
First a little background on the first quotes.Dr. Anne Schuchat IS A DOCTOR WITH THE CDC and Lauran Neergaard is a reporter with the AP.The link to the first quotes is http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2009/t091016.htm
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Lauran Neergaard: Hi. Can we go into more detail about the actual death rate. I particularly wanted to explore the teenage reports that you've been getting since September which is a little different than we've been expecting given the higher rates that we've we've seen so far in the really young deaths.
Anne Schuchat: Yes. Pediatric deaths are reportable to us. Those that are believed to be from influenza are reportable to us. Since august 30th, there have been 43 reports of pediatric deaths from influenza. 38 of those are -- I think 38 of those are known to be the H1N1 and the others are believed to be, but the typing hasn't been fully completed. What I can say is that three of those deaths occurred in children under 2. Five of the deaths were in children 2 to 4. 16 of the deaths were in children 5 to 11 years of age and 19 of the deaths were in teenagers 12 to 17 years of a these are very sobering statistics. 43 deaths essentially in one month is a lot. We hope that the continuing deaths in children will be as few as possible but this is a very brisk number, usually in a whole season that lasts from going to September all the way to may, you would only have about 40 or 50 deaths so in just one month's time we've had that many. What I can say is it's very important for parents to know the warning signs in their children. We think even viral medicines can be very important in people who have influenza-like illness and have either underlying conditions like asthma, diabetes or are pregnant or other chronic conditions like cancer and aids suppression. In very young children under 2, fever and respiratory s need to be taken seriously. In all children, there are a couple of warning signs that parents are can look for. Child that's difficult to wake. A child that's not taking feeding well, a child that is having trouble breathing, is turning blue or grayish, an important warning sign for parents is if your child is ill and getting better, then starts to get worse, that's a warning sign. That can be a sign that a second bacterial pneumonia is coming in on the heels of influenza and that's something you need to take seriously and get in touch with your health care provider but influenza can weaken our bodies and a bacterial pneumonia invading on top of flungz can be very, very rapid in its course. But any viral medicines for influenza in particular circumstances can be very helpful and bacterial treatment of suspected bacterial pneumonia is also important. So these -- every death we take seriously but as a society the deaths in the young are very, very hard to take. And many of the children, of course, do have chronic underlying conditions that are very severe, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy but some have been totally healthy and that hits home for people. Next question from the phone, please.
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Now for the SECOND AND LAST QUOTES FROM THE CDC!
Tom Frieden IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CDC and Miriam Falco is a reporter for CNN Medical News.
Now there were about 6,000 flu shots had to be discarded but because they were stored wrong and NOT BECAUSE ANYONE DIED FROM THEM!! The link to the whole second transcript is http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2009/t091103.htm
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Miriam Falco: My second question is about a report we're getting out of Pennsylvania that 6,000 flu shots had to be discarded because they were improperly stored. Evidently they were kept in a refrigerator in the school and not at the proper temperature. Given that folks are desperately trying to get a hold of these, what do you say about something like this happening?
Tom Frieden: Keeping the cold chain at the right temperature in any vaccination program is extremely important. It's obviously frustrating, and we regret it when there's any loss of vaccine. You think about we have had 30 million doses out there. There have been only a few examples of improper handling that have led to vaccines being disregarded. Either if it's frozen because that inactivates the vaccine or out of temperature. It's something that is important to monitor and track. Why it's not easy to scale up vaccination programs. Not everyone has the right kind of refrigerators. This kind of thing is inevitable to happen virtually. We're glad it's been relatively rare. Next question on the phone.
Operator: Next question from Tom Maugh from the Los Angeles Times.
Tom Maugh: I'm assuming you've seen the report today on the hospitalizations and deaths in California. Was there anything in there that you found surprising or out of the ordinary?
Tom Frieden: We see a continuing high level of hospitalizations particularly in the country. Children under the age of 25 account for most hospitalizations. We continue to see high rates of hospitalizations in places where there's more flu. In terms of specific report, we haven't reviewed it in detail.
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So there you have it.ACCORDING TO THE CDC ( AND THEY OUGHT TO KNOW) ALL THE DEATHS HAVE BEEN FROM THE FLU ITSELF AND NOT THE VACCINE!
: By the way DID YOU KNOW PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED FROM THE ?
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