Comments on: Swine Flu, H1N1 Vaccines & The Ministry of Health Mess http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/30/swine-flu-h1n1-vaccines-the-ministry-of-health-mess/ Informed Vote (informedvote.ca) will keep Canadian voters informed on Canadian Politics such as Stephen Harper, Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton, Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Green, as well as foreign issues like the Israel palestine conflict and local issues like the CUPE strike Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:27:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cathy Shey http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/30/swine-flu-h1n1-vaccines-the-ministry-of-health-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-5308 Cathy Shey Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:20:22 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=1294#comment-5308 We should be thankful that the swine flu did not spread very rapidly. it is not very deadly like Ebola but swine flu can still kill you. We should be thankful that the swine flu did not spread very rapidly. it is not very deadly like Ebola but swine flu can still kill you.

]]> By: john wire http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/30/swine-flu-h1n1-vaccines-the-ministry-of-health-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-5009 john wire Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:06:44 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=1294#comment-5009 health canada and the who codex alimentarius are the real disease How To Prevent the Man-made Flu http://putyourendtowar.livejournal.com/73679.html WHO Admits to Releasing Pandemic Virus ~ How Big Pharma Works Against You http://putyourendtowar.livejournal.com/67132.html the real swine are the leaders allegating a pandemic threat and those who stand to profit from it pyetw health canada and the who codex alimentarius are the real disease

How To Prevent the Man-made Flu
http://putyourendtowar.livejournal.com/73679.html

WHO Admits to Releasing Pandemic Virus ~ How Big Pharma Works Against You
http://putyourendtowar.livejournal.com/67132.html

the real swine are the leaders allegating a pandemic threat and those who stand to profit from it
pyetw

]]> By: facts-h1n1.com http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/30/swine-flu-h1n1-vaccines-the-ministry-of-health-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-3920 facts-h1n1.com Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:21:28 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=1294#comment-3920 Also, you have to cinsider that the vaccine program rolled out so late AND Canada is hosting th Winter Olympics this winter! Also, you have to cinsider that the vaccine program rolled out so late AND Canada is hosting th Winter Olympics this winter!

]]> By: AntiSpin http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/30/swine-flu-h1n1-vaccines-the-ministry-of-health-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-3675 AntiSpin Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:26:15 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=1294#comment-3675 Apparently basic fact checking isn't a high priority. H1N1 and concern over its return int the fall has been a high Aprofile news story since last spring. Increased concern over the potential impact of a fall pandemic began as early as July when a vaccine was isolated and moved into production. The federal government and provinces have been aware of the need for vaccination programs since at least that time. Your statement, "What’s difficult to uncover, however, are the basic facts and statistics regarding the H1N1 virus, and what we can do if we contract it" is bizarre on its face. The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), for one example, published a key peer-reviewed study of the Canadian experience with H1N1 at the beginning of October. The study included keys statistics and information about morbidity and mortality of the virus as well as impacts on hospital ICUs. Calling the roll out of the H1N1 vaccine as a "Conservative mass inoculation program" unnecessarily politicized what is a public health issue. All of the key decisions on this process - what vaccine to produce, when to produce it and what quantities- has largely been left to the public health authorities and rightly so. Your concerns over the timeliness and efficacy of the vaccination program are certainly valid and shared by many Canadians, especially after Canada's experience with SARS and Avian Flu. That we are not more prepared is a major concern. Some of this, however, is explained by the division of power and responsibilities between the federal and provincial governments. Your decision to inoculate yourself and your family against H1N1 is ultimately yours but the information is widely and easily available and has been for some time. Apparently basic fact checking isn’t a high priority. H1N1 and concern over its return int the fall has been a high Aprofile news story since last spring. Increased concern over the potential impact of a fall pandemic began as early as July when a vaccine was isolated and moved into production. The federal government and provinces have been aware of the need for vaccination programs since at least that time.

Your statement, “What’s difficult to uncover, however, are the basic facts and statistics regarding the H1N1 virus, and what we can do if we contract it” is bizarre on its face. The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), for one example, published a key peer-reviewed study of the Canadian experience with H1N1 at the beginning of October. The study included keys statistics and information about morbidity and mortality of the virus as well as impacts on hospital ICUs.

Calling the roll out of the H1N1 vaccine as a “Conservative mass inoculation program” unnecessarily politicized what is a public health issue. All of the key decisions on this process – what vaccine to produce, when to produce it and what quantities- has largely been left to the public health authorities and rightly so. Your concerns over the timeliness and efficacy of the vaccination program are certainly valid and shared by many Canadians, especially after Canada’s experience with SARS and Avian Flu. That we are not more prepared is a major concern. Some of this, however, is explained by the division of power and responsibilities between the federal and provincial governments.

Your decision to inoculate yourself and your family against H1N1 is ultimately yours but the information is widely and easily available and has been for some time.

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