Friday, November 20, 2009

Fewer U.S. schools shutting down because of swine flu

U.S.SCHOOL CLOSINGS

The number of new school closings has jumped around at different dates in the past two months, but now seems on a downward trend.

Source: U.S. Department of Education

WASHINGTON — As the USA enters traditional flu season, there's a tiny bit of good news for public health advocates: Over the past month or so, the number of schools that have been forced to close because of swine flu has dropped precipitously.

As of Thursday, new school closings fell to three.

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Terms You Should Know

Adjuvant- In immunology, an adjuvant is an agent that may stimulate the immune system and increase the response to a vaccine, without having any specific antigenic effect in itself. (definition from wikipedia)

Two Adjuvant that may be used in the Swine Flu Vaccines that are cause for concern: MF59 and ASO3

“……Vaccines containing MF59 and ASO3 have not had Emergency Use Authorizations issued for them--yet. However, the government has purchased $698 million dollars' worth of these adjuvants in recent weeks.

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/07/20090713b.html https://

and WHO officials have indicated the likelihood of their use, which is the only way to achieve adequate amounts of vaccine for the US and world population in the fall.…..These vaccines have never been demonstrated to be safe in children, pregnant women or young adults. They have not undergone comprehensive testing; for example, MF59 has not and will not be tested for carcinogenicity by the manufacturer.
(See page 391)
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/NewsEvents/WorkshopsMeetingsConferences/ucm095708.pdf

Swine Flu Vaccine Safety Questions

Friday, November 20, 2009

Fewer U.S. schools shutting down because of swine flu

Swine Flu Cases Drop On college Campuses

H1N1: Swine Flu Activity Down in Many States

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