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Swine flu vaccination starts early Only pregnant women and young kids can get the vaccine Saturday. With influenza sweeping through Snohomish County at epidemic rates, plans have hurriedly been made to offer the swine flu vaccine on Saturday, a week earlier than originally planned.Only pregnant women and young children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years will be eligible to be vaccinated this weekend. That’s because these groups are being hit hardest by the virus. The vaccination sites will be in Stanwood, Edmonds, Monroe, Everett, Arlington, Marysville and Tulalip. The vaccination will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is free. Nearly 17,000 doses will be available on Saturday. It will be offered to other groups at risk in coming weeks, as more vaccine becomes available. Dr. Gary Goldbaum, health officer for the Snohomish Health District, said he and medical organizations throughout the county have been closely monitoring the rapid spread of swine flu, waiting for the vaccine shipments to arrive. “We were on the edge of our seats, waiting for delivery,” he said. “When we understood we would have enough vaccine to do a clinic this weekend, that’s when we decided we can’t afford to wait.” Twenty-five schools in the county now are reporting absenteeism rates of 10 percent or greater — months earlier than when absenteeism typically starts to rise because of flu. Since early September, 22 people have been hospitalized for influenza in Snohomish County. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett now has 17 patients hospitalized with the flu, said spokeswoman Cheri Russum. “Looking at what we’re seeing, I would say that definitely is an epidemic,” Goldbaum said. “This isn’t a cause for panic, but is cause to remember it’s very real, sweeping through the community, and not behaving as usual flu does.” Only the nasal spray vaccine — not shots — will be offered to healthy children ages 2 through 4 years. The shot version of the vaccine will be reserved for pregnant women, infants ages 6 months to 2 years, and children ages 6 months through 4 years who have asthma, cerebral palsy, congenital heart conditions or other chronic medical conditions. The vaccine will be offered at other events now planned for Oct. 31, Nov. 2, 7, 14, and in early December, subject to supply. Public health officials and medical groups huddled quickly on Thursday to make plans to offer the vaccine at nine sites on Saturday. “The reason we’re doing this is flu is rampant in the community,” said Dr. Yuan-Po Tu, medical director of walk-in clinics for The Everett Clinic. “The strategy is to vaccinate as much of the most vulnerable people as fast as possible with the limited vaccine we have.” The number of patients coming to his organization’s walk-in clinics a week ago increased by 30 percent over the same time last year, he said. “This week, it’s still going up.” Nationally, 23 percent of deaths from swine flu are in young people age 25 or under. Pregnant women are four times more likely to get swine flu than the general population, Tu said. Since April, when the worldwide outbreak began, 86 children in the U.S. who are 18 or under have died from the virus, he said. Thirty-nine of those deaths have occurred since August. And the virus is showing no sign of slowing down. “It’s still accelerating,” Tu said. H1N1 vaccination clinics The vaccinations are limited to children 6 months to 4 years of age and pregnant women. These events will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Registration forms are available at www.snocoflu.com. The county’s flu info line will operate from 8 a.m to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call 425-388-5088. Arlington Cascade Valley Smokey Point Clinic, 16410 Smokey Point Blvd., No. 200 Edmonds Stevens Hospital, 21601 76th Ave. W.; enter from Highway 99 and 216th St. SW. Everett Evergreen Middle School, 7621 Beverly Lane Community Health Center of Snohomish County, 1019 112th St. SW Marysville Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 7215 51st Ave. Monroe Valley General Hospital, 14701 179th Ave. SE Stanwood Stanwood Camano Fire drive-through clinic, Heritage Park, 9600 276th St. NW Tulalip Tulalip Health Clinic, 7520 Totem Beach Road |
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New Study Demonstrates Significant Harm From Just ONE Mercury-Containing Vaccine
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A new study found that primates that received just ONE vaccination containing thimerosal, the mercury-preservative found in many vaccines including the new swine flu shot, had significant neurological impairment when compared with those who received a saline solution injection or no injection at all.
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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/22/New-Study-Demonstrates-Significant-Harm-From-Just-ONE-Mercury-Containing-Vaccine.aspx
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AUTISM CAUSED BY CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS CONTAINING THIMEROSAL OR MERCURY
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http://www.ashcraftandgerel.com/thimerosal.html
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Autism: A Unique Type of Mercury Poisoning
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http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/July2001/AutismUniqueMercPoison.htm
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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/15/People-Who-Get-a-Seasonal-Flu-Shot-Are-Twice-as-Likely-to-Catch-Swine-Flu.aspx
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Do NOT Let Your Child Get Flu Vaccine -- 9 Reasons Why:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/0
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Eighteen Reasons Why You Should NOT Vaccinate Your Children Against The Flu This Season:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/sardi/sardi119.html
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DID THE FEDERAL GOV'T. HIDE A FLU EPIDEMIC IN 1993 AND WHY?
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Why? Because THEY CREATED IT!!
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http://www.newswithviews.com/guest_opinion/guest155.htm
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Ed Totty | Oct 23, 2009 3:22 pm | 0 replies | Request removal
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Please read this article carefully and understand that the only people that will qualify for the vaccine tomorrow are pregnant women and young children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old.
I am an employee at one of the clinics that will be hosting this and at least 80% of our phone calls today have been from people wanting to know if they can get the vaccine as well . If you do not meet the criteria right now then please be patient and wait until the county can provide it to the general public. If you still have questions about getting the H1N1 vaccine, please call the county flu line # listed in the article. The clinics do not get to decided who qualifies, the health department does.
And just a general reminder to everyone. Wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizer, cover your cough and don't send your sick kids to school.
M E | Oct 23, 2009 12:30 pm | 0 replies | Request removal
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