Thread: Swine flu martial law in MA

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Anybody else out there think that major pharmacutical corporations stand to make big bucks from flu vaccines, especially if the media has hyped things beyond all reason?

Chicken pox was an annoyance, now it is a government mandated vaccine for children. Hmm......let's see now, every kid born nowadays must recieve this vaccine, how many hundreds of thousands of doses does that make for? CHA-CHING!

If they'd just name it H1N1Y2K the money would pour into their coffers faster than it could be counted. Swine flu, indeed. The weakest flu we've seen yet.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Anybody else out there think that major pharmacutical corporations stand to make big bucks from flu vaccines, especially if the media has hyped things beyond all reason?

Chicken pox was an annoyance, now it is a government mandated vaccine for children. Hmm......let's see now, every kid born nowadays must recieve this vaccine, how many hundreds of thousands of doses does that make for? CHA-CHING!

I wouldn't be so quick to poo poo childhood diseases like chicken pox and mumps and measles. I had all three when I was a kid and I caught measles from my brother when I was 2 years old. I almost died from it.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I wouldn't be so quick to poo poo childhood diseases like chicken pox and mumps and measles. I had all three when I was a kid and I caught measles from my brother when I was 2 years old. I almost died from it.

Measles is much different than the chicken pox, is it not?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Honestly people in general are stupid, or so self involved that they really don't care about anyone else's health....

So yes I can see in Pandemic emergencies, the need to enforce quarantines and even worse...

+1

outbreaks still occurr. small outbreaks of plague still happen in china. If something similar happens in the west, the only thing that will stop it is strict quarantaine. Such is not the time to start debating whether the guard can inspect your trunk, or force you to stay inside the quarantained zone.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Measles is much different than the chicken pox, is it not?

Yes. Measles can kill. Chickenpox is just annoying.
The problem is if you don't get them as a kid, you risk getting it as an adult / teenager. And that can kill you, or at least bring you to death's door. I know 1 person to whom it happened. Got it when she was 16. Nearly died.

My kids got the measles vaccin. For chickenpox we were too late. They only give the shot after the first year. Both got it close to their first birthday.
With each of them I held them in my arms throughout the entire first night, trying to soothe them.

If they get it mild in their first year, they run a risk of not producing enough antibodies, so a shot after their first year is still a good idea in that case. Both my girls got it very bad. A rough estimate was 500 - 1000 sores. It was -not- a pretty sight. Luckily, neither of them got big ones in their face. My oldest had a couple small ones in inconspicous locations near the hair line, and those are still pits.

People sometimes say that pharma companies are into it for the money. Of course they are. It's why any business is in their game. Thing is vaccinations is what caused smallpox, polio, the coughing death (don't know what it is called in English) and other nastiness to disappear.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

So if it takes an act of Congress and the National Guard to put your dumb sick butt in bed more power to them....

So Glen, how would you feel if your governor decided that all citizens of Idaho need to be vaccinated against H1N1, declared a status of health emergency and vaccinated you and your family against your will?

I think this comes down to 2 things.

1) Some people dont have sick days

2)The mentality in America is that unless you are dead, you should be at work. Most employers make you feel guilty if you take time off due to illness.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Honestly people in general are stupid, or so self involved that they really don't care about anyone else's health....


I hate, Sickies, you know who you are too, yer the A$$ that coughs all over, sneezes all over, that comes to work or school sick because you are so damn self centered that you think that the world will collapse if you stay home...
So if it takes an act of Congress and the National Guard to put your dumb sick butt in bed more power to them....

Can you guys tell everyone here at work is sick, but me????
I hate them all, stay home where you belong, you sickies....

So yes I can see in Pandemic emergencies, the need to enforce quarantines and even worse...

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

I think this comes down to 2 things.

1) Some people dont have sick days

2)The mentality in America is that unless you are dead, you should be at work. Most employers make you feel guilty if you take time off due to illness.

Have you read that damn thing???

yeah like at School in you miss more than 6 days you fail the class So.........I am not going to fail!

Originally Posted by sparq

Have you read that damn thing???

Dammit, what happened to Slarti's damn post about not reading that damn thing?