What of pandemics?Scares help to sell the vaccine -Sick society. Apparently the fine balance between scarcity as a marketing tactic and surplus as a result of a poor distribution has left public health departments with an H1N1 vaccine surplus… so now the ads are suggesting a vaccination (or a re-up for those ever-sickly tykes) – [...]
You’re thinking PANIC (that’s what the media and the government keep saying) but any right-minded corporation has got to be thinking PAYDAY: Americans are still debating whether to roll up their sleeves for a swine flu shot, but companies have already figured it out: vaccines are good for business. . . . As always with [...]
Nationwide, swine flu vaccine distribution has been slowed; federal health officials say manufacturing and testing delays mean only about 30 million doses will be available by the end of October, down from a promised 40 million doses. “We’re asking for patience,” said Lillian Rivera, administrator of the Miami-Dade Health Department. “Vaccine availability will get better.” [...]
In the event of pandemic influenza, law enforcement agencies (e.g., State, local, and tribal Police Departments, Sheriff’s Offices, Federal law enforcement officers, special jurisdiction police personnel) will play a critical role in maintaining the rule of law as well as protecting the health and safety of citizens in their respective jurisdictions. Planning for pandemic influenza [...]
Germ-spreading schoolchildren are expected to be the focus of a massive U.S. vaccination campaign against the novel H1N1 flu. – Most parents won’t have kids get H1N1 flu shots, study findsby Melissa Healy for the LA Times2009-09-25 “Your kids are gonna die” – sounds like a terrorist’s threat… Consumers: Be wary of Internet, e-mail, and [...]
The world still lingers just shy of a full-out pandemic, according to World Health Organization officials. While confirmed cases of a new influenza strain and related hospitalizations in the United States continue to rise, no new deaths have been reported. – Worldwide flu cases top 700 at USAToday.com That number is nowhere near the number [...]
