The Flu

TheMercenary · 01-16-2009, 01:43 PM

Follow the activity. We are entering peak season.

http://www.google.org/flutrends/

TheMercenary · 01-16-2009, 01:47 PM

Study finds flu vaccine benefits for older workers
Lisa Schnirring Staff Writer

Jan 14, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – Workers ages 50 to 64 who get their annual flu shots miss less work and experience less of a productivity drop-off than those who don't, according to a new study, findings that might help public officials lift immunization rates among this age-group.

Authors from the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Minnesota, who published their report in the Feb 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID), wrote that scarce information on the impact of the flu and on the benefits of vaccination in this age-group might be one reason for low vaccination rates in this group.

This, in spite of the fact that workers in this age range have been targeted for influenza vaccines since the 2000-2001 flu season.

Kristin L. Nichol, MD, MPH, lead author of the study, said yesterday in a press release from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) that concerns this flu season about antiviral resistance highlight the importance of immunizations. "This study is a reminder of the importance of the influenza vaccine. It's not too late to get your flu shot," she said.

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/con...adults-jw.html

Trilby · 01-16-2009, 04:16 PM

I had to get one of those. I really, really did not want it but my doc insisted. He said coz of the cancer history. Cancer, Shmancer. I don't think flu shots do any good. By the time they've got the recipe, the flu has mutated.

TheMercenary · 01-16-2009, 06:32 PM

I would trust this map and set of graphics a bit more than the last one from Google:

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

North Carolina looks like it is heating up this last week.

footfootfoot · 01-16-2009, 07:18 PM

My wife teaches college.

Every year at least one of her students is out with "the flew."

Thank god we are no longer leaving any children behind.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2009, 03:30 AM

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Workers ages 50 to 64 who get their annual flu shots miss less work and experience less of a productivity drop-off than those who don't, according to a new study, findings that might help public officials lift immunization rates among this age-group.

I wonder if workers in that age group are more confident, and in a better financial position, to miss work?

TheMercenary · 01-17-2009, 05:44 AM

In this day and age, when many more people are going back to work or working later in life, I don't think that would be as true today as it would have been say 20 years ago.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2009, 05:53 AM

Point taken.

TheMercenary · 01-18-2009, 08:37 AM

The bigger issue that is missed by the average joe who fails to get the flu shot or does in fact get the flu is that lots of people die from the normal flu every year. But no one really talks that much about it. People on immunosuppressive drugs, old people, babies, etc are all people who die from it.

TheMercenary · 01-19-2009, 06:49 AM

Activity is picking up. See the map at the bottom of the link.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

Aliantha · 01-20-2009, 07:44 PM

You know, the thing that annoys me most about flu season is when people with a simple cold go around moaning that they've got the flu. If they had the flu they wouldn't have the energy to moan!

TheMercenary · 01-20-2009, 08:07 PM

True dat!

If you have the flu, stay the fuck home. Please stop the spread. And by all means, please wash your hands frequently!

Thank you.

Aliantha · 01-20-2009, 08:08 PM

Exactly...and don't touch my fucking tissues either!

sweetwater · 01-22-2009, 07:00 AM

Yesterday I participated in a drill in case of pandemic. The scenario involved flu (2nd wave) and routing about 15,000 people through the vaccination process. This is the first year I took a flu shot, but after going through the drill I may be getting one next year, too. It reinforced its contagiousness in my mind.

TheMercenary · 01-22-2009, 07:56 AM

I keep waiting for the bird flu to take that special mutation turn in it's genetic makeup. Then, watch out!

01-16-2009, 01:43 PM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The Flu Follow the activity. We are entering peak season. http://www.google.org/flutrends/ __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-16-2009, 01:47 PM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Study finds flu vaccine benefits for older workers Lisa Schnirring Staff Writer Jan 14, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – Workers ages 50 to 64 who get their annual flu shots miss less work and experience less of a productivity drop-off than those who don't, according to a new study, findings that might help public officials lift immunization rates among this age-group. Authors from the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Minnesota, who published their report in the Feb 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID), wrote that scarce information on the impact of the flu and on the benefits of vaccination in this age-group might be one reason for low vaccination rates in this group. This, in spite of the fact that workers in this age range have been targeted for influenza vaccines since the 2000-2001 flu season. Kristin L. Nichol, MD, MPH, lead author of the study, said yesterday in a press release from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) that concerns this flu season about antiviral resistance highlight the importance of immunizations. "This study is a reminder of the importance of the influenza vaccine. It's not too late to get your flu shot," she said. http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/con...adults-jw.html __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-16-2009, 04:16 PM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I had to get one of those. I really, really did not want it but my doc insisted. He said coz of the cancer history. Cancer, Shmancer. I don't think flu shots do any good. By the time they've got the recipe, the flu has mutated. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

01-16-2009, 06:32 PM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I would trust this map and set of graphics a bit more than the last one from Google: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/ North Carolina looks like it is heating up this last week. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-16-2009, 07:18 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	My wife teaches college. Every year at least one of her students is out with "the flew." Thank god we are no longer leaving any children behind. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-17-2009, 05:44 AM	#7
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	In this day and age, when many more people are going back to work or working later in life, I don't think that would be as true today as it would have been say 20 years ago. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-17-2009, 05:53 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Point taken. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-18-2009, 08:37 AM	#9
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The bigger issue that is missed by the average joe who fails to get the flu shot or does in fact get the flu is that lots of people die from the normal flu every year. But no one really talks that much about it. People on immunosuppressive drugs, old people, babies, etc are all people who die from it. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-19-2009, 06:49 AM	#10
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Activity is picking up. See the map at the bottom of the link. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/ __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-20-2009, 07:44 PM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You know, the thing that annoys me most about flu season is when people with a simple cold go around moaning that they've got the flu. If they had the flu they wouldn't have the energy to moan! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-20-2009, 08:07 PM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	True dat! If you have the flu, stay the fuck home. Please stop the spread. And by all means, please wash your hands frequently! Thank you. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-20-2009, 08:08 PM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Exactly...and don't touch my fucking tissues either! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-22-2009, 07:00 AM	#14
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Yesterday I participated in a drill in case of pandemic. The scenario involved flu (2nd wave) and routing about 15,000 people through the vaccination process. This is the first year I took a flu shot, but after going through the drill I may be getting one next year, too. It reinforced its contagiousness in my mind. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

01-22-2009, 07:56 AM	#15
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I keep waiting for the bird flu to take that special mutation turn in it's genetic makeup. Then, watch out! __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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