Massive Swine Flu Vaccination Campaign Announced

ATeam · Jul 10, 2009

A massive government-funded vaccination campaign has been announced (info here).

This is likely to put reefer trucks in high demand and may give the California Air Resources Board a reason to further delay the effective date of the emmissions rules that would push some reefers off the road.

Officials are planning 100 million doses for October and a total of 600 million in subsequent months.

inkasnana · Jul 10, 2009

I don't know, I think that all verges on paranoia. Also, where are all those billions of dollars coming from that are needed for the campaign? I won't be spending any money for the shot.

Could be really good business for the trucking industry though.

moose · Jul 10, 2009

It's a conspiracy !
they will use that laim excuse to form a national database ,
they will mandate that we all get vaccinated ,
& inject us all with a microchip...

OntarioVanMan · Jul 10, 2009

moose said:
It's a conspiracy !
they will use that laim excuse to form a national database ,
they will mandate that we all get vaccinated ,
& inject us all with a microchip...

Me thinks we need a vaccine from the "Soapbox" virus....

highway star · Jul 11, 2009

700 million doses? 300 million population?

Dreammaker · Jul 11, 2009

highway star said:
700 million doses? 300 million population?

I guess if it doesn't work the first time, you can get a second vaccination.

ATeam · Jul 11, 2009

highway star said:
700 million doses? 300 million population?

I have read it is a two course vaccination. Each person gets two shots.

Turtle · Jul 11, 2009

It's not paranoia. It's real. The next big global killer won't be nuclear war, but the flu. Just a quick glance at the epidemics and pandemics of the last 200 years makes that obvious. Let's just hope this next major round of vaccines won't be like the ones that the government highly touted in 1976 where it resulted in widespread neurological damage and more than a few deaths.

Incidentally, one of the major risk factors for the flu is obesity.

I'm screwed.

layoutshooter · Jul 11, 2009

Turtle said:
It's not paranoia. It's real. The next big global killer won't be nuclear war, but the flu. Just a quick glance at the epidemics and pandemics of the last 200 years makes that obvious. Let's just hope this next major round of vaccines won't be like the ones that the government highly touted in 1976 where it resulted in widespread neurological damage and more than a few deaths.

Incidentally, one of the major risk factors for the flu is obesity.

I'm screwed.

I do not normally take a flu shot but I may this year. This on has the potential to make AIDS look more like the common cold. The FLU is a big time killer during a normal year, this strain is NOT the norm.

pelicn · Jul 11, 2009

I've NEVER had a Flu shot. I've also NEVER had the Flu. I am 47 yrs old. Kinda weird huh?

layoutshooter · Jul 11, 2009

pelicn said:
I've NEVER had a Flu shot. I've also NEVER had the Flu. I am 47 yrs old. Kinda weird huh?

VERY!! I have been un-lucky enough to have the flu 3 different times. NOT FUN!! I think that I REALLY want to avoid this one!!

OntarioVanMan · Jul 11, 2009

I knew a few people got the flu even with the flu shot....it is not a guaranteed thing...

Thats when I gave up on the shot....never had the flu and Porky Pig has nothing on me....Original Real Deal Canadian Bacon here!!

layoutshooter · Jul 11, 2009

OntarioVanMan said:
I knew a few people got the flu even with the flu shot....it is not a guaranteed thing... Thats when I gave up on the shot....never had the flu and Porky Pig has nothing on me....Original Real Deal Canadian Bacon here!!

You had better be careful this year!! You have NEVER had to deal with this much "Government Pork"!!! This strain of "Pork Flu" is FAR worse than ANY we have had to deal with in the past!!!

OntarioVanMan · Jul 11, 2009

layoutshooter said:
You had better be careful this year!! You have NEVER had to deal with this much "Government Pork"!!! This strain of "Pork Flu" is FAR worse than ANY we have had to deal with in the past!!!

yuck..too much fat in government pork....needs to be trimmed...

layoutshooter · Jul 11, 2009

OntarioVanMan said:
yuck..too much fat in government pork....needs to be trimmed...

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!!

dletheridge · Jul 12, 2009

I've only had the flu twice in my life.

I haven't had it since I became a diabetic, with blood pressure, cholesterol and clotting problems.

I seem to remember going through another massive inoculation plan back in the 70's for some kind of flu. By chance any of you remember what that was.

Turtle · Jul 12, 2009

Many times in my life I thought I had the flu, but after finally having actual flu a few years ago, all those other times were just bad colds or some bacterial infection. Not the flu. Before I got the flu, I didn't know much about it. After I recovered, finally, I learned a lot. I learned that I don't ever want it again.

dletheridge said:
I seem to remember going through another massive inoculation plan back in the 70's for some kind of flu. By chance any of you remember what that was.

Yeah, the Great Swine Flu Debacle, the Pandemic that never happened

and

Swine Flu Vaccine of 1976- More Harm than Good?

The vaccine literally killed more people than the flu did.

layoutshooter · Jul 12, 2009

Turtle said:
Many times in my life I thought I had the flu, but after finally having actual flu a few years ago, all those other times were just bad colds or some bacterial infection. Not the flu. Before I got the flu, I didn't know much about it. After I recovered, finally, I learned a lot. I learned that I don't ever want it again.

Yeah, the Great Swine Flu Debacle, the Pandemic that never happened

and

Swine Flu Vaccine of 1976- More Harm than Good?

The vaccine literally killed more people than the flu did.

I wonder, if having ANY kind of flu in the past might help, even just a little, in a battle with this one? As to this flu. It continues to infect and the normal flu season is approaching. What is going to happen when conditions are better for the transmission of this bug?