Comments on: Early Morning Swim http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:33:40 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: twolf1 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991098 twolf1 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:30:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991098 <p>New post up top: <a href="http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/8757" rel="nofollow">My Public Option</a></p> New post up top: My Public Option

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991097 eCAHNomics Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:18:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991097 <p>Thanks to all who responded to my Q about an H1N1 test.</p> Thanks to all who responded to my Q about an H1N1 test.

]]> By: Ruth Calvo http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991096 Ruth Calvo Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:18:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991096 <p>sorry, maybe not in your area, but we have 7 deaths so far in Dallas, schools closed locally because of absences, mainly H1N1</p> <p><a href="http://www.caymanmama.com/2009/10/05/h1n1-vaccine-comes-to-dallas-after-reporting-its-sixth-seventh-deaths_200910055295.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.caymanmama.com/2009.....55295.html</a></p> sorry, maybe not in your area, but we have 7 deaths so far in Dallas, schools closed locally because of absences, mainly H1N1

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]]> By: demi http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991095 demi Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:15:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991095 <p>My poor sister, who is already more prone to get colds, etc., is a fourth grade teacher. This is a second career for her, so she hasn’t built up immunities yet. Gonna be a rough winter for her too.</p> My poor sister, who is already more prone to get colds, etc., is a fourth grade teacher. This is a second career for her, so she hasn’t built up immunities yet. Gonna be a rough winter for her too.

]]> By: spacefish http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991094 spacefish Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:12:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991094 <p>They test for type. H1N1 is Type A, and (according to the Dr.) is, by far, the most prevalent Type A flu currently. The tests are positive for Type A, so it is assumed that the majority positive results for Type A are H1N1. Not a perfect test, but fairly good.</p> They test for type. H1N1 is Type A, and (according to the Dr.) is, by far, the most prevalent Type A flu currently. The tests are positive for Type A, so it is assumed that the majority positive results for Type A are H1N1. Not a perfect test, but fairly good.

]]> By: msmolly http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991093 msmolly Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:12:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991093 <p>There is at least one commercial test for H1N1 - dunno if it’s in wide use. <a href="http://www.questdiagnostics.com/2009H1N1/" rel="nofollow">Linky</a></p> There is at least one commercial test for H1N1 – dunno if it’s in wide use. Linky

]]> By: Marion in Savannah http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991092 Marion in Savannah Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:11:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991092 <p>[chuckle] We’ve got a pediatric otolaryngologist in the office, so we see TONS of kids. They’re little walking petri dishes of contagion!</p> [chuckle] We’ve got a pediatric otolaryngologist in the office, so we see TONS of kids. They’re little walking petri dishes of contagion!

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991091 SouthernDragon Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:10:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991091 <p>Off to swim in the great capitalist cesspool.</p> <p>US KIA Irak: 4348</p> <p>US KIA Afghanistan: 869</p> <p>US MBS 2009: 34,472</p> <p>Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.</p> <p>Namaste</p> Off to swim in the great capitalist cesspool.

US KIA Irak: 4348

US KIA Afghanistan: 869

US MBS 2009: 34,472

Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.

Namaste

]]> By: foothillsmike http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991090 foothillsmike Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:10:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991090 <p>My daughter, a RN, said the tests have proved to be unreliable.</p> My daughter, a RN, said the tests have proved to be unreliable.

]]> By: Marion in Savannah http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991089 Marion in Savannah Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:09:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/06/early-morning-swim-201/#comment-1991089 <p>There is a test, but at this point down here they’re not even bothering with it any more because the vast majority of flu cases that were being seen were H1N1.</p> There is a test, but at this point down here they’re not even bothering with it any more because the vast majority of flu cases that were being seen were H1N1.

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