Category Archives: Influenza

MA Hospital Influenza Vaccination Still Inadequate: Just Mandate It Already

Posted on May 16, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

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 →

Posted in Boston, Influenza, Public Health, Vaccination | 2 Comments

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

Posted on May 1, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

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

Posted on April 30, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

It seems this issue hasn’t been politicized (yet). Now, if only more people would get their flu shots…
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Posted in Influenza, Polling, Public Health | 13 Comments

On Car Insurance and Public Health Programs: The Swine Flu Edition

Posted on June 10, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

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

Posted on March 10, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

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

Posted on February 11, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

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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