Category Archives: Influenza

MA Hospital Influenza Vaccination Still Inadequate: Just Mandate It Already

A while ago, we discussed how anti-vaccination idiocy by hospital staff enabled the spread of influenza to critically ill patients. So we read with dismay the following from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (God Bless It!; boldface mine): Roughly 81 percent … Continue reading

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How Influenza Spreads Through a Hospital: It’s the (Lack of) Vaccination, Stupid

Now that summer is near, let’s talk about influenza (I’m a little behind on some items). A while ago, I came across this post which demonstrates just how critical influenza vaccination (the ‘flu shot’) is for medical personnel (boldface mine): … Continue reading

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When It Comes to Vaccination, We Are All Morons

It seems this issue hasn’t been politicized (yet). Now, if only more people would get their flu shots…
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On Car Insurance and Public Health Programs: The Swine Flu Edition

Shamefully, the British Medical Journal embraced conspiracy theory crapola about pandemic influenza precautions.
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JAMA: Vaccinating Kids Protects Unvaccinated Adults

Vaccination of children protects unvaccinated adults. We would save thousands of lives, and we don’t have to march, skip, run, jump, or pogo stick for a cure. We just have to vaccinate.
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Nonoptimality in Viral Evolution and Economics

Assuming optimality isn’t a bad thing as a theoretical exercise. But when you’re either trying to predict the likelihood that something specific will happen or explain why something did happen, assumptions are very important.
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I Told You CDC (and HHS) Would Take the Fall for TEH SWINEY FLOO!!

I told you this would happen
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Good News About Flu Production

Cell-based vaccination production could be available soon.
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Who Will Be the Fall Guy for TEH SWINEY FLOO!!!?

If swine flu turns out badly, somebody will have to take the fall. Will it be the CDC?
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Some Thoughts on TEH SWINEY FLOO!! Policy, the Lesson of PCV7, and That Murderously Incompetent Atlantic Article

The problem isn’t overmedication, it’s undermedication.
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