Posted in health, social commentary, tagged economy, H1N1, health, swine flu, virus, WHO on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, the Economix blog on New York Times published “Swine Flu vs. Financial Panics”, which notes 5 key advantages public health has over economics:
The public takes these officials more seriously.
Public health officials know how to communicate effectively.
They, with the help of doctors, provide us warnings and indications of vulnerability as often as possible.
Practice makes perfect. [...]
Posted in health, social commentary, tagged H1N1, health, pandemic, swine flu, virus, WHO on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PANIC is NOT the solution! I’m sure everyone is at the edge of their seats (especially New Yorkers) awaiting more ghastly news regarding the imminent threat of a pandemic caused by the A/H1N1 virus, better known as the “swine” flu. This afternoon, the W.H.O.’s director general, Margaret Chan, raised the threat level to 5 (out [...]
•Swine-Flu Vaccine: NOT YET AVAILABLE
Posted in health, social commentary, tagged CDC, H1N1, health, swine flu, virus, WHO on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
People, people! The long-sought-after-and-deeply-desired swine flu is NOT AVAILABLE YET. Although the CDC website indicates the H1N1 flu vaccine will be available this fall (and it is fall already!), the recent NY Times article revealed that it’s not yet ready… at least not in New York. So hold your horses~! In the mean time, be cautious of your symptoms—cold [...]
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