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Today we have begun the process of updating all regional areas in the world where novel H1N1 vaccine shots are available, or will soon be available, to some of the world's population. Look in your region or state forum for a post at the top that gives this information. If you can not find it please contact any of the moderators that you see online.
In the interest of disclosure - I have decided to get the novel H1N1 shot for myself, and most importantly, for my children who are both young adults.
There are only 2 ways to get immunity against this virus:
1) Exposure - which is very risky,
2) Vaccination.
I would also like to add that the vaccine being distributed at this time in the United States has no adjuvant in it.
Again, please consult your medical practitioner regarding this and all medical issues.
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We are updating this thread to add some additional information.
Recent studies concern us and make the issue of getting the current A/H1N1 vaccine even more important for serious consideration by all peoples.
We are very concerned about the possibility that H5N1 (bird flu), which is confirmed to be currently infecting people in Egypt and Indonesia, may have an opportunity to adopt/exchange genetic material from influenza strains that are also currently circulating - A/H1N1 being one of those strains.
What is our protection from this scenario? Not much. There are documented cases of tamiflu (oseltamivir) resistance in A/H1N1 , of 100% resistance in human H1N1, and of resistance in some cases of H5N1 in Southern Egypt.
2 Studies:
Reassortment between avian H5N1 and human H3N2 influenza viruses creates hybrid viruses with substantial virulence
Neuraminidase and Hemagglutinin Matching Patterns of a Highly Pathogenic Avian and Two Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A Viruses
The A/H1N1 vaccine is one tool in the tool box of prevention. It is not "a cure". It is not a panacea. It is not 100% effective.
It is a piece of insurance. It does not cover you in all circumstances but you get it and hope you do not need it.
Southern Metropolis Daily reported that since March 5 invited reporters too, yesterday afternoon, the Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Zhong Nanshan, select personal media meet will be in the form of a unified response to a question.
新华社、人民日报、美联社、日本东京新闻、香港亚视等30多家海内外媒体参加。
Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, the Associated Press, Tokyo, Japan news, Hong Kong, ATV and other media to participate in more than 30 at home and abroad.
?毒豇豆? 根源在多头管理
"Poisonous cowpea" roots in the bull management
?您平时爱吃豇豆吗？能告诉我怎么做吗？海南的毒豇豆出现后，您还敢吃吗？?
"Do you usually eat cowpea do? Can tell me how to do that? Hainan poison cowpea appears, you dare eat it?"
"Not bad, I have been cooking the food. Once a food problem will be very great importance, Hainan Agriculture Department quickly state their position. At least the most recent period is reassuring." Zhong said, "This (food safety) issues I that will come and go, the future will emerge. "In my opinion an addition to the construction of the moral quality of the people, but also solve the long management issues.
钟南山认为，食品安全的问题主要还是体制改革。
Zhong Nanshan, that the issue of food safety mainly institutional reform.
在中国没有什么实行不了，关键看政府能不能下决心整顿。
Could not do in China, not the key to see the Government can not be determined to rectify.
"A stream will not be great outbreak of influenza from mainland China trend, influenza in February than in January a decrease of 23%, influenza in the proportion of a stream have been reduced. With this view, a pandemic will not be.
"Zhong Nanshan said that in answering this question, it is now most concerned about is to generate new variants, fear the virus resistant, and has the characteristics of human transmission, the most frightening.
对于日本记者提出的禽流感问题，钟南山表示，禽流感出现过五六个事件是人传人，但全世界不太多 。
Japanese reporter's question about the bird flu problem, Zhong Nanshan said that there have been 56 bird flu case is a human-human transmission, but the world is not too much.
总的来说还是禽与禽之间的传播。
In general, or the spread between birds and poultry.
不过钟南山表示，甲流有8个基因，有5个猪流感，2个是禽的，1个是人的。
However, said Zhong Nanshan, a stream of 8 genes, 5 swine flu, two are birds, and one is human.
目前还未形成很明确的变种情况，但要警惕。
Has yet to form a very clear variant of the situation, but to be alert.
"Last year, when an outbreak of a stream, the Chinese have concealed, some people say has not learned the lessons of SARS. You sometimes can boldly state that the Chinese government to hide the figures, where your motivation? Why have the courage to say that such a tell the truth? "
昨天的见面会上，一位日本记者提出一个尖锐的问题。
At yesterday's meeting, a Japanese reporter asked a pointed question.
Zhong Nanshan, subtly, said: "I did not say yes to hide, but do not believe. Do not believe that this data is not accurate, especially in some areas simply do not have this ability to detect, so the report less. I say do not believe that is not to say concealment, I particularly do not believe the Ministry of Health will cover. I have talked do not believe that, our direct reporting system and reporting system has been greatly improved. "
Dr Zhong Nanshan was born in October 1936 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. He is now a professor and doctorate tutor, and an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering. In 1960, he graduated from Beijing University Medical School and worked at the School. During 1979 to 1981, he studied at the Edinburgh University and London University as a fellow scholar, majoring in research of hyperoxia and hypoxia and their impacts on pulmonary blood circulation. Currently, Dr Zhong is the Head of Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Chief Committee Member of Society of Respirology to Chinese Medicine Association, Medical Tutor of Smoking and Health WHO, vice-director of Dept.of Medicine and Healthcare, Chinese Academy of Engineering, vice chairman of Guangdong Society of Scientific Technology, chairman of Guangzhou Society of Scientific Technology, Committee Member of the 8th and 9th Chinese People鈥檚 Political Consultative Congress and a Representative of the 15th CCPC.
For long, Dr Zhong has been working in the fields of clinical practices, teaching and scientific research of respiroloy. He initiated an easy method of airway responsiveness determination with histamine to be used in epidemiological investigation, firstly documented the concept of masked asthma, established the technique for synchronized dynamic monitoring of diaphragmatic function under progressively increased submaximal exercise, invented a patented instrument for assessment of diaphragmatic function. Unprecedentedly, he elucidated the incidence of protein-energy malnutrition in 60% of patients with COPD in China, concluded on the relationship between pulmonary ventilation and energy consumption, and drew up a calibrated formula on basic energy consumptions for nutrition in COPD, and developed 鈥淣utrients鈥� (a nutritional product adjusted for Chinese individuals). Cumulatively, Dr Zhong has completed more than 20 national or provincial research issues, and some of his achievements lead to distinguished awards from the State. He has published more than 70 papers in core journals worldwide. Some of his works include An English-Chinese-Japanese Illustrative Medical Dictionary, Modern Progress in Respiratory Diseases and Asthma.
Led by Prof Zhong, the key labs in Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases have become outstanding units in researches of asthma, COPD, pulmonary infections, respiratory critical care medicine and microinvasive chest surgery. During the 2003 outbreak of SARS, Dr Zhong, together with his team, proposed to admit all the critical SARS cases in Guangdong province into his institute. He made out a management protocol known as 鈥�ropers鈥� (proper use of corticosteroids, proper application of non-invasive ventilation and proper addressing of secondary infections). The Guangdong Guidelines for SARS Prevention and Management, of which he was one of the main professionals in the institution, was accepted as a blueprint for Guidelines of SARS Prevention and Management issued by Health Ministry of China. Dr Zhong also appealed for international cooperation and common sense promotion for fighting SARS. Due to his extraordinary experiences during SARS epidemic, Dr Zhong was awarded the National Labor Medal and entitled the honor of 鈥淪pecial Contributor鈥� to the anti-SARS campaign.
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