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Inside a Swine Flu vaccination clinic

November 22nd, 2009 | Comments Off

On Thursday, November 19, and Saturday, November 21, 2009, I spent about five hours each day working as a volunteer at a vaccination clinic run by the Monroe County Public Health Department (DPH). It was one of five each day held to vaccinate at risk groups for pandemic H1N1, the Swine Flu. I worked at the one held at the former Medley Center Mall in Irondequoit. The DPH did a great job publicizing the clinics, with the cooperation of the local media. Attendance on Thursday was somewhat overwhelming, while that on Saturday was more even in flow. The DPH contracted with private companies for the actual vaccine administration. DPH personnel and volunteers were used for crowd control. The observations in this piece apply only to the location I worked at, unless otherwise … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commentary, Influenza, Medicine, Original writing, Pandemic, Public Health issues, Swine Flu

My television interview

November 16th, 2009 | Comments Off

Don’t miss my television interview on the Time Warner local new channel, YNN. I was asked to counterpoint the county medical society president. Is the Vaccine Production Process Broken? Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Pandemic Flu United States 2009Pandemic Flu in the United States June 12 2009Pandemic Flu in the United States June 15 2009Pandemic Swine Flu in the United States June 17 2009Pandemic Swine Flu – H1n1 in the United States June 22 2009Pandemic Swine Flu – H1n1 in the United States June 24 2009Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 in the U.S. MilitaryPandemic Swine Flu – H1n1 in the United States June 25 2009Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 in the United States June 29 2009Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 in the United States July 1 2009Coast … Read entire article »

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Swine Flu in Upstate New York State

April 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

NYS Department of Health Statement from Richard F. Daines, M.D., Commissioner Governor Paterson’s decision to activate New York State’s health emergency preparedness plan has enabled us to quickly respond to the H1N1 swine flu outbreak. The Governor has pledged all necessary resources for New York State’s response to this outbreak to mitigate its impact on New Yorkers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received last night the specimens from the three suspect cases of H1N1 in Suffolk, Orange, and Cortland counties. The State Health Department (the Department) does not yet have confirmatory results from those specimens. We also are waiting for validation of the accuracy of the testing performed by the Department’s Wadsworth Laboratories. Once our testing is validated, New York no longer will need to send specimens to CDC for confirmatory … Read entire article »

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Upstate New York and Swine Flu

April 29th, 2009 | Comments Off

Here are the media reports on possible and probable swine flu cases in upstate New York, outside of New York City. Probable cases: 1 each in Orange, Suffolk and Cortland counties 75 potential cases are being investigated outside of New York City, Rochester area has 13 suspected cases, including seven in Monroe County, four in Ontario County and two in Wayne County. Democrat & Chronicle Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Swine Flu 2009 New York CasesProbable Swine Flu in New York CityMore Swine Flu Cases in New York CityUpstate New York and Swine FluSwine Flu in Upstate New York StateSwine Flu in New York May 1, 2009Swine Flu in New YorkSwine Flu in New York May 4 2009New York State Swine Flu – H1N1 Cases May 15 2009Swine Flu … Read entire article »

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Swine Flu – Morning Update 4-29-2009

April 29th, 2009 | Comments Off

WHO from yesterday: The situation continues to evolve rapidly. As of 19:15 GMT, 28 April 2009, seven countries have officially reported cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. The United States Government has reported 64 laboratory confirmed human cases, with no deaths. Mexico has reported 26 confirmed human cases of infection including seven deaths. The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths – Canada (6), New Zealand (3), the United Kingdom (2), Israel (2) and Spain (2). The CDC case number site is unchanged at this time. AP is claiming CDC confirmation of a swine flu related death in Texas, a toddler. The Texas Health Department site does not have this information. AHN is reporting additional swine flu cases in Canada. The Canadian Public Health Agency has nothing at this time. Along America’s … Read entire article »

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