tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post5820256279558253188..comments2023-12-26T02:50:32.816-05:00Comments on Bitter Leaf Fan Page: MLSE and H1N1: Give a Shot, Take a ShotMF37http://www.blogger.com/profile/10238252282255067686noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-17508849262937710752009-11-13T14:38:51.316-05:002009-11-13T14:38:51.316-05:00The "confirmed H1N1" rate for the commun...The "confirmed H1N1" rate for the community will be drastically underestimated as stated in one of the other comments they do not run tests on very many. Also, exposure to someone who is sick DOES not put someone in the high priority group, it is mostly risk of severe complications. Having said all that, just like everything else about this story, them media is playing it up and makingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-3135494000115907022009-11-10T15:20:20.256-05:002009-11-10T15:20:20.256-05:00It's the media, what more can be said? Hyperb...It's the media, what more can be said? Hyperbole and fear-mongering equals increased ratings/readership. The media is blameworthy but equally so is the public. If the number of viewers or buyers didn't increase whenever the media outlets publish these ridiculous stories, the media wouldn't be so quick to push them.Paul Steckleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-3077736034298940542009-11-06T11:00:39.245-05:002009-11-06T11:00:39.245-05:00Great post.
I get a kick out of how NHL teams get...Great post.<br /><br />I get a kick out of how NHL teams getting vaccinated is such a huge travesty, while the fact that the government has failed to get enough vaccines for everybody is getting pushed to the background. Let's see, you are short 1.2 million doses for the high priority segment of the population, and the 20 or so NHL players that may have been vaccinated are the problem? It&#DeanoTPSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-59825700483355160892009-11-06T09:41:56.165-05:002009-11-06T09:41:56.165-05:00Bkblades Many years ago I worked on Ontario's ...<b>Bkblades</b> Many years ago I worked on Ontario's first public flu vaccination campaign. The hot rumour around Queen's Park was that the then Minister of Health had refused to be vaccinated.<br /><br />The Press Gallery spent the better part of that fall trying to get the Minister to admit it. It was often the first question in the scrums, but they never managed to pin the Minister MF37https://www.blogger.com/profile/10238252282255067686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-58216568629683941382009-11-06T09:33:04.785-05:002009-11-06T09:33:04.785-05:00SBurtch Thanks for the comment, I was wondering ab...<b>SBurtch</b> Thanks for the comment, I was wondering about under-reporting as well. <br /><br />I know that there are several communicable diseases that rarely get reported properly - pertussis immediately comes to mind.<br /><br />Still, the infection rate in the NHL is at about 1.16% while the <b>reported</b> infection rate in Ontario is 0.04%. I don't know if labs/bad reporting could MF37https://www.blogger.com/profile/10238252282255067686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-28781709070596017652009-11-06T08:57:14.309-05:002009-11-06T08:57:14.309-05:00I think the fact that Tyler Bozak was suspected of...I think the fact that Tyler Bozak was suspected of HINI and Tlusty was exposed to him while he was sick justifies the inoculation. Especially when these teams are travelling so much - we don't want to spread this any more than we have to.Fergus30https://www.blogger.com/profile/08600704933623445418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-75398492964995716772009-11-06T07:24:14.979-05:002009-11-06T07:24:14.979-05:00A lot of likely H1N1 sufferers are being sent home...A lot of likely H1N1 sufferers are being sent home with non-life threatening symptoms. In many locales they are only running lab cultures to determine the presence of H1N1 in those patients who are sick enough to require hospitalization due to inadequate testing facilities and time constraints. Thus it is quite possible, and even likely, that the population suffering from the virus is actually SBurtchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231789808374195957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-88255335449866889272009-11-06T05:49:08.251-05:002009-11-06T05:49:08.251-05:00I'm also curious about all the non priority me...I'm also curious about all the non priority members who have been given shots, simply because they were there. Considering every newspaper and media outlet is covering the story of the athletes, surely an article detailing your points above would be a far more unique story than what is currently being reported seemingly every hour.bkbladeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993067848904779017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24746874.post-47218207564271119352009-11-05T21:32:05.018-05:002009-11-05T21:32:05.018-05:00It's just typical media hysteria-mongering, is...It's just typical media hysteria-mongering, is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com