mother of a 9-year-old child with asthma
Baltimore-area writer, whose 9-year-old daughter has asthma but has been unable to get access to the Swine Flu vaccine
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Elizabeth Heubeck
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FROM Elizabeth Heubeck
Which Way, L.A.?
Swine Flu: Mixed Messages and Public Anxiety This summer, Obama Administration officials said not to worry: there would be plenty of Swine Flu vaccine. The public didn't seem all that inclined to get vaccinated anyway. Now the second wave of the H1N1 Flu has arrived, but the vaccine is in short supply, and public anxiety is on the rise.
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Swine Flu: Mixed Messages and Public Anxiety Two weeks ago, swine flu vaccination was derided on television talk shows, and polls showed a lack of public interest. Then supplies began to run out. Even before the President declared an Emergency last Saturday, lines were forming. Now the government is counseling Americans not to panic. Why is there a lack of supply? Is that what's behind the increased demand? Who really needs the vaccine? Is the risk from the H1N1 virus being blown all out of proportion?
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