Comments on: Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/ "Let that be a lesson to you, boys and girls. Don't ever argue with the Big Dog because the Big Dog is always right" Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:25:29 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Big Dog http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-142798 Big Dog Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:28:10 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8227#comment-142798 The increase in patients does not warrant a National Emergency that violates people's privacy. Also, they stopped doing confirmatory testing for every person so how many of this influx is H1N1, how many are regular flu and how many are symptoms that are interpreted as the flu. H1N1 is relatively mild for those who are older (absent any underlying conditions) and it is the young experiencing the problems. What is the demographic of those admitted? It has been my experience that when an illness is hyped up more people present with the symptoms even if they are not sick (or have something else). Not saying they are not sick but have confirmatory tests shown? The increase in patients does not warrant a National Emergency that violates people’s privacy.

Also, they stopped doing confirmatory testing for every person so how many of this influx is H1N1, how many are regular flu and how many are symptoms that are interpreted as the flu.

H1N1 is relatively mild for those who are older (absent any underlying conditions) and it is the young experiencing the problems. What is the demographic of those admitted?

It has been my experience that when an illness is hyped up more people present with the symptoms even if they are not sick (or have something else). Not saying they are not sick but have confirmatory tests shown?

]]> By: Darrel http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-142788 Darrel Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:14:14 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8227#comment-142788 <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-10-26-swine-flu-hospitals_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing" rel="nofollow">H1N1 flu 'pushing hospitals to their limit'</a> Excerpt: "Connie Price, chief of infectious diseases at Denver Health, the city's public hospital, says, "I've been living this" since Aug. 28, when the hospital's lab reported 12 positive tests for swine flu. "Since then we've been inundated," she says. "In a typical flu season, we may hospitalize 15 patients. With H1N1, we've hospitalized 10 times that many. We're not even in flu season yet." --USA Today H1N1 flu ‘pushing hospitals to their limit’

Excerpt:

“Connie Price, chief of infectious diseases at Denver Health, the city’s public hospital, says, “I’ve been living this” since Aug. 28, when the hospital’s lab reported 12 positive tests for swine flu.

“Since then we’ve been inundated,” she says. “In a typical flu season, we may hospitalize 15 patients. With H1N1, we’ve hospitalized 10 times that many. We’re not even in flu season yet.”

–USA Today

]]> By: Schatzee http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-142751 Schatzee Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:19:38 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8227#comment-142751 First of all, what does the suspension of privacy rights have to do with a potential outbreak of swine flu? Yes, the H1N1 swine flu is reaching a pandemic (if not already there). What does that have to do with privacy? First of all, as anyone should know by now, there is little if anything one can do with viral infections such as the flu except to let it work its way through your system. The only medication after infection is Tamiflu and it is only effective within 48 hours of showing symptoms. (Some even say that salt water gargles and drinking hot fluids have the same effect as Tamiflu, though I can find no scientific evidence to support it.) As far as the vaccine, I believe BD is right. I certainly need more information regarding the efficacy of the vaccine and its components, the potentcy of the H1N1 compare with typical Type I, II (i.e., seasonal) flu virus, the mortality rate of the virus (in non-immunocompromised populations), and much more before I would even consider getting an innoculation. I think the panic and fear for this flu is unnecessary and blown out of proportion, perhaps to generate such a "crisis" to distract everyone from more pressing issues such as healthcare legislation and more marxist crap from this regime. Even though I have risk factors for which vaccination is recommended (asthma), I rarely get the seasonal flu shot and I don't intend to get the H1N1 either. In fact, if they keep up this rhetoric much longer, so many will be immunized that the rest of us will be able to benefit from herd immunity anyway. What a mess - First of all, what does the suspension of privacy rights have to do with a potential outbreak of swine flu? Yes, the H1N1 swine flu is reaching a pandemic (if not already there). What does that have to do with privacy? First of all, as anyone should know by now, there is little if anything one can do with viral infections such as the flu except to let it work its way through your system. The only medication after infection is Tamiflu and it is only effective within 48 hours of showing symptoms. (Some even say that salt water gargles and drinking hot fluids have the same effect as Tamiflu, though I can find no scientific evidence to support it.)

As far as the vaccine, I believe BD is right. I certainly need more information regarding the efficacy of the vaccine and its components, the potentcy of the H1N1 compare with typical Type I, II (i.e., seasonal) flu virus, the mortality rate of the virus (in non-immunocompromised populations), and much more before I would even consider getting an innoculation.

I think the panic and fear for this flu is unnecessary and blown out of proportion, perhaps to generate such a “crisis” to distract everyone from more pressing issues such as healthcare legislation and more marxist crap from this regime. Even though I have risk factors for which vaccination is recommended (asthma), I rarely get the seasonal flu shot and I don’t intend to get the H1N1 either. In fact, if they keep up this rhetoric much longer, so many will be immunized that the rest of us will be able to benefit from herd immunity anyway.

What a mess -

]]> By: Big Dog http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-142732 Big Dog Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:53:34 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8227#comment-142732 I think they could have changed rules about where tents are set up and the distribution of stockpiled medication without suspending our privacy rights. I think they could have changed rules about where tents are set up and the distribution of stockpiled medication without suspending our privacy rights.

]]> By: Big Dog http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-142731 Big Dog Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:52:13 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8227#comment-142731 The declaration allows them to suspend privacy rights including your rights under HIPAA. I do not see how suspending privacy rights is a good thing and am surprised that liberals who cried about the legal wiretaps as an invasion of privacy think this is OK. The declaration allows them to suspend privacy rights including your rights under HIPAA.

I do not see how suspending privacy rights is a good thing and am surprised that liberals who cried about the legal wiretaps as an invasion of privacy think this is OK.

]]> By: Darrel http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-142730 Darrel Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:49:10 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8227#comment-142730 Intro for Lou Dobbs show tonight (paraphrase): "President Obama finally got around to declaring the flu crisis a national emergency. What took him so long? And is it too late?" Lot's of reasons given <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/24/obama-declares-swine-flu_n_332617.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Intro for Lou Dobbs show tonight (paraphrase):

“President Obama finally got around to declaring the flu crisis a national emergency. What took him so long? And is it too late?”

Lot’s of reasons given here.

]]> By: Blake http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-142589 Blake Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:43:49 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8227#comment-142589 This is a manufactured crisis- yes, the H1N1 is real, but it is not any worse than the regular seasonal flu we usually contend with. But Hussein and hiz posse need to have a constant fear going so they can pass healthcare, then they will have an "environmental" scare, so they can pass Cap and Bull, and then they will have another scare after that to "justify" any other bad behavior they want to use to try and control people. Homie don't play dat. This is a manufactured crisis- yes, the H1N1 is real, but it is not any worse than the regular seasonal flu we usually contend with. But Hussein and hiz posse need to have a constant fear going so they can pass healthcare, then they will have an “environmental” scare, so they can pass Cap and Bull, and then they will have another scare after that to “justify” any other bad behavior they want to use to try and control people.
Homie don’t play dat.

]]> By: victoria http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-142588 victoria Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:14:22 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8227#comment-142588 "Will they be able to FORCE people to get the vaccine?" I am wondering that very thing myself. I stay away from drugs and vaccines. “Will they be able to FORCE people to get the vaccine?”

I am wondering that very thing myself. I stay away from drugs and vaccines.

]]> By: NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE « The Right Cup of Tea http://www.onebigdog.net/never-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste/comment-page-1/#comment-142587 NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE « The Right Cup of Tea Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:02:44 +0000 http://www.onebigdog.net/?p=8227#comment-142587 [...] link: Big Dogs House » Blog Archive » Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste [...] [...] link: Big Dogs House » Blog Archive » Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste [...]

]]>