After what looked like a 2011 victory for Mexican health officials, the H1N1 virus is hitting back hard in 2012.
Already there are 2,815 reported cases of flu, 90% are confirmed to have H1N1. At least 58 people have died. 93% of those who died were confirmed to have H1N1 (aka swine flu).
I looked and […] Continue Reading…
On February 10, the U.S. CDC reported that people testing positive for flu viruses hit 10.5%. The flu season officially starts when at least 10% of the population tests positive for flu.
The state of California is reporting the most flu cases at this point. There is also reports of increased doctor visits, mainly in […] Continue Reading…
The Central American country of Costa Rica is reporting the first death connected to the H3N2 virus.
On January 25, 2012, a 30 year old man died from H3N2. The man had other health issues before getting sick with H3N2. They believe it is the new H3N2v virus.
Two other Costa Ricans died the week before, […] Continue Reading…
“The seasonal vaccine is not designed to protect against H3N2v. Limited studies show that it may boost immunity against this virus in adults, but will probably not offer protection for children.”-U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The U.S. CDC is concerned after 12 people caught H3N2v (the ‘v’ stands for “variant”) between August and […] Continue Reading…
Lawmakers in New Jersey are considering a bill that would make it mandatory for health care workers to get flu shots every year.
It could be because of the growing concern over new flu viruses, like the H3N2v. However, Canadian and Greek studies have shown that current vaccines have no effect on the new flu […] Continue Reading…
“The whole world is keeping a watch for possible mutation of the virus. We are now screening local patients who have come down with serious flu symptoms or complications of H3N2v.”-Chou Jih-haw, Taiwan CDC
On February 10, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced they are concerned of a possible outbreak of H3N2, after […] Continue Reading…
In past postings I reported on what appears to be the average number of magnitude 6.5 or greater earthquakes that hit the Pacific Ring of Fire.
In going through the USGS’s Significant Earthquakes of the World, all the way back to 1999, it seems the Pacific Ring of Fire has about 50 per year.
The Pacific […] Continue Reading…
Bruce Bartlett, former Reagan and Bush Sr official, has published a new book called The Benefit and the Burden: Tax Reform – Why We Need It and What It Will Take. But guess what? He says the wealthy have been getting huge tax cuts for decades, and that’s part of what put the federal government […] Continue Reading…
Argentine Foreign Minister, Hector Timerman, demanded that the United Kingdom “…refrain from this military escalation that they are carrying out in the South Atlantic with the introduction of the latest generation of warships and warplanes, and dispatching a nuclear submarine with the capacity to unload nuclear weapons.”
While some British officials say the sending of Royal […] Continue Reading…
“In the nuclear field, major achievements have been made by the Iranian nation in recent years. Today, not only has this nation become nuclear, but it has also succeeded in meeting a large portion of its needs in this field.”-Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
On February 11, 2012, the Iranian President not only praised the nuclear […] Continue Reading…