Americans Line Up for H1N1 Vaccine

Getting the New Flu Vaccine to Patients Across the Country is Proving Difficult

(CBS)  With 27 states reporting widespread activity of influenza, the long awaited H1N1 vaccine has arrived, though CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says administering the new vaccine may not be so easy.

In order to meet demand in the United States for the H1N1 vaccine, the government has ordered 250 million doses in all.

More than 2.2 million doses have been ordered by every state in the country, but who gets those vaccines, and when, is up to individual states.

The nasal spray variety available now is only for healthy people between the ages of 2 and 49. It will most likely be given first to those in a priority group that includes health care workers, children and people who care for children.

To see what's going on with H1N1 across the country as the vaccine rolls out, CBS News checked out three different hot spots.

Correspondent Terrell Brown is at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, one of the first hospitals in New York City to receive the H1N1 vaccine. The hospital ordered 120,000 doses of the vaccine, which comes in the form of a nasal spray, but so far only 500 doses have arrived.

Yesterday, two children were among the first patients to receive the vaccine.

With only a handful of doses available, the fact of the matter is most healthy people are going to have to wait.

In Austin, Texas, Dr. Pat Crocker reports that hundreds have fallen ill while waiting for the vaccine. "The activity has remained high as we have been seeing about 350 to 400 hundred patients daily," says Crocker.

At the Dell Children's Hospital, where Dr. Crocker is Head of Emergency Medicine, they've had to erect a tent outside the hospital to deal with the overflow of patients waiting to receive the vaccine.

"It allows us to see patients a little quicker and a higher volume rather than take them into the emergency department," explains Crocker.

CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports that Oklahoma has been one of the states hardest hit by the virus, with H1N1 doubling the everyday case-loads in hospital emergency rooms and changing the way they do business.

At Oklahoma City's Children's Hospital, three children with H1N1 are critically ill. While two of the children are improving, hospital officials say the third child could go either way.

[Bethannie22]

I am alarmed at some of the attitudes in the comments of these fellow Americans. It scares me to think that some of you could actually be my neighbor. For those of you who are actually providing factual information, thank you it has been a great help.

[ladyang]

for anyone who fear this vacination, please don't get it. I hope you and yours meet a very timely demise!!

[sam-kiley]

bonjour

Americans Line Up for H1N1 Vaccine..

je trouve cela trés bien..mieux vaut prévenir que guerir..au revoir

[reveal5]

Say goodbye to a lot of fringers who will decline the H1N1 vaccine this season and will die in disproportional numbers as compared to the rest of the population. Say goodbye to a lot of conspiracy minded and paranoic individuals on the fringe. It is natural selection, ala Darwin. The most psychologically "challenged" individuals in American society are being psychologically misled by their masters. These fringe folks will, apparently, turn down the H1N1 vaccine in large numbers and will simply die in greater numbers than the population at large. That's America......Bye y'all fringers......Rest in peace.

[cjkbme9w]

I should add that my wife is 7 months pregnant right now and we have
a 2 year old son. As I am really taking the threat to my pregnant wife
seriously, I have taken my son out of daycare and my wife (a nurse)
has stopped working. I was not going to get the vaccine (for any of us)
until I found out that the squalene would not be in it. The squalene was
my biggest concern. We plan to get it at Walgreens who will have a
thimerosal-free, squalene-free version later in Oct. If I could get the nasal spray version right now I would as I am the only one "out and about" and I don't want to bring this home to my pregnant wife, given that pregnant women in our OB/GYN practice have lost their babies and been in comas from this.

[mollydtt]

I'm glad to hear that so many people believe the bizarre ravings of uneducated people about how "dangerous" this vaccine is. Just don't get vaccinated.
Flu vaccines have been around for a long time, and pretty much the only reason to not get a flu shot is if you are allergic to eggs. And, no, nobody is being forced to be vaccinated. Well, actually, I think those in the military are supposed to be vaccinated, but there is probably a way to decline. Which is why I'm glad to see all this misinformation being posted.
Maybe there will be some vaccine left for me.
Personally, I don't think there is much reason to panic. But, I do think it is prudent to get a flu shot (Both seasonal and H1N1). But the sky will not fall if you don't get one, and the sky will not fall if you do get one. Just don't panic.

[stn_sage]

Wrong! You demonstrate how woefully educated on the subject YOU are!

First, the 'additives' they have reported to be placing in the vaccine DO have serious medical complications.

Second, people are being 'forced' into getting shots. Just ask medical workers ALL over the country! It's get a shot, or lose your job!

Also, many states have passed laws---which at some point---they will allow their law enforcement officials to forcibly inoculate members of the public they stop on the street and/or roadways!

While there is no need to panic, it is wise to be aware of the realities of the situation!

Hopefully, YOU will have no problem whatsoever in getting your shot!
Enjoy!

[talk_down_2_you]

Why does the "news" just suck so much in this country?
You know most people don't die from swine flu but rather the complications, typically pneumonia. But do you ever hear one of these overpaid news jackals ever mention the need to get a pneumonia vaccination that can prevent 15 or 20 types of pneumonia with one shot.

No, they don't report it because it's useful information and just doesn't fit their "scare news" ratings these idiots pursue as their primary stategy since 911.

[reveal5]

Is it possible that the "Tea Party" folks are being fed this conspiracy theory" concerning the H1N1 virus by their "Tea Party" handlers. The "Tea Party" folks are the heart of the fringe and, as a group, represent the most paranoic, simple minded, fearful, psychologically unbalanced, and at risk group in society...

[reveal5]

Apparently, right wing talk radio and fundamentalist/evangelical types are being told the H1N1 vaccine is dangerous and untested. Kathleen Sebelius said the vaccine is safe and effective. Who do the fringers trust, not Kathleen Sebelius. The fringers trust other fringers who are telling them not to get the vaccination...If there is any conspiracy afloat, it is a conspiracy to ensure higher death rates among the fringe than in the general population. The conspiracy is to ensure fringers do not get H1N1 vaccinations and therefore die in larger numbers than the folks who will receive the vaccination. This conspiracy is in progress, it is being reinforced daily, and this conspiracy will surely result in the deaths of paranoid, and psychologically "at risk" fringe folks who are too simple minded to understand the difference between reasonable analysis and psychologically unbalanced conspiracy theories which feed on the paranoia of the fringers. America and Americans who prey on the "at risk" in society will see to it that the fringe dies in larger numbers than the general population due to the H1N1 virus. What a country...The "Tea Party" folks will be less numerous after H1N1 runs its course. Rest in peace...

[reveal5]

Looks like the fringe types, who just don't want to be told to do anything and are chock full of conspiracy theories and paranoia and fear are going to be in less supply after H1N1. The fringe is being pumped full of paranoia by right wing talk radio and fundamentalist religion. These folks are intellecually "challenged" and will swallow any conspiracy theory hook, line and sinker. There will be less of a fringe after H1N1 runs it's course because these folks are, apparently, being scared away from the vaccine. The gullible, and psychologically "challenged" are going to suffer and die in larger numbers than the population at large because are simply fearful and project their paranoic instability onto all national issues. These folks are being taught not to trust the H1N1 vaccine and the results will be observable in that they will simply die at a higher rate than "normal" folks. Bye bye! There will be no joy in this because these "challenged" folks are simply being willfully led, like sheep to the slaughter, to the inevitable conclusion of this brainwashing of "at risk" Americans. It's the American way...there will be a cleansing of the far right wing flock. It is inevitable that the fringe will die in greater numbers than the population at large because of their inherent psychological fear and paranoia and gullibility.

[apuan777]

A few years ago it was SARS, Bird Flu, West Nile Virus, etc. I'm not going to say that this isn't dangerous, but the lack of consistent information leads me to believe it isn't such a powerful threat. I'm not sure why everyone is freaking out. I read and article that seems to question the validity and effectiveness of the vaccine and need for it. http://www.healthyalterego.com/?p=736

[cjkbme9w]

It is absolutely a threat to pregnant women. They have NEVER seen anything this bad in our OB/GYN practice. If you are pregnant or know
a pregnant person please let them know the true risks of this H1N1. It has a high mortality rate and is causing all kinds of complications, such as very serious malformation defects. Getting the H1N1 shot also provides some immunity to your baby. You have to consider that children under 6 months of age cannot get vaccines, so your baby will be a sitting duck if this H1N1 takes off.

[timetravelr]

"More than 2.2 million doses have been ordered by every state in the country, but who gets those vaccines, and when, is up to individual states."
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NO. It is up to the INDIVIDUAL, NOT the states, NOT the government. It is a CHOICE. When it is forced, and not a choice, this is no longer the America we know and love.
This is a vaccine with squalene and thimerosal in it. I will not get injected with it and I will NOT be forced into it.

[VegasResident]

what they mean by their statement is that if the population is greater than the number of doses they have, the State decides who gets it....duh

[VegasResident]

"This is a vaccine with squalene and thimerosal in it"

And NO those are not in the vaccine....they USED to be in them in the US and are not anymore

[timetravelr]

I know what they are saying. Nevertheless in the end, it is an individual choice. You're not getting what I'm saying. But that's ok, Vegas. I didn't expect you to. LOL.
And who says...'duh' anymore anyway...??? LOL!!!!

[timetravelr]

"And NO those are not in the vaccine....they USED to be in them in the US and are not anymore"

Not what I heard at all. If there actually IS a preservative free vaccine, then that would be a good thing.

[cjkbme9w]

The seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines has preservative-free versions. You need to educate yourself. Here is a webpage which lists them.

http://www.vaccinesafety.edu/thi-table.htm

SEASONAL FLU PRESERVATIVE-FREE

Fluzone PF Single Dose Vial (Sanofi Pasteur)
Afluria PF Single Dose Vial (CSL Limited)

H1N1 PRESERVATIVE-FREE

Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Single
Dose Vial (CSL Limited)
Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine
Single Dose Vial (Sanofi Pasteur)
Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Live,
Intranasal (Medimmune)

[barbaram99]

I don't want it and can/t take it. They know it will kill certain persons with heath issues. I think it is wrong to froce them to take the shot . I am 55. I have very little faith in Drs. It is the blooody fear that this poshes. I have read some states are using guns to force it on persons and the gun pointer has no idea of the person heatle workers is too give will kill that person. I take the reg flu ghot. i won't take it willfullly. It is wrong, I have healte issues that I can't take the ghots. I am 55. It is sad they use people to test meds that may mess their bodies up. I am on meds that leave marks on mt skin. I will never have clear skin. It looks as tho I have been beaten which I have not- it is meds. If I spot the meds yhe scares are there and will never go away.No one tells us of the unwanted things the meds causes. Drs they know. I am legally blind with other handicaps. It is appalling what the nanny govt forces its citizens to do . Thei been reading pr wayching yoo many horror movies.

[VegasResident]

"I have read some states are using guns to force it on persons and the gun pointer has no idea of the person heatle workers is too give will kill that person."

Okay that statement is to the point of absurdity and if you believe it you are extremely gullible.

[SusanStoHelit]

Wow - dumb. You've been watching too many horror movies and confusing them with reality.

You're not forced to get the vaccine. It's in extremely short supply, and you'd be lucky to get it.

[timetravelr]

Susan...there ARE people being forced to get the vaccine. If they do not, they lose their jobs. This is a loss of their rights, and shouldn't be happening in this country.

[SusanStoHelit]

timetravlr - none are forced at gunpoint. None are forced, period - but yes, for some people in particularly sensitive jobs, that is part of the job. They too are not forced - they can quit, take a new job, or take the vaccine. This fictional story above has people held at gunpoint, and the person making up this story is not one of those who would be required, so she is indeed not forced to get the vaccine.

And I don't think a doctor working with vulnerable people, who could spread the flu to hundreds of very sick and susceptible people, refusing to take a normal health precaution, is really someone I care to defend. Doctors and nurses are forced to wash their hands, use antibiotic soaps, gloves, plenty of different things that some people would consider bad, because it's part of the job. This is just one more of those things.

[truthforhumanity]

Many people are becoming aware that the flu vaccines are not as safe as promoted by the drug companies and mass media. The vaccines contain thimerosal (mercury) and squalene (an adjuvant to "turbocharge" the active ingredients). The problem is these ingredients are coming under more scrutiny as being the cause of horrendous health complications when injected into people. Search engine these two components and you'll find some interesting information. Take the time and effort to inform yourselves before you roll up you sleeve and get jabbed.

[willow013]

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/features/h1n1-swine-flu-vaccine-faq

According to WebMD, thilmerosal(murcury) and squalene(adjuvant) are in none of the vaccines used in the US.....Check it out....

[cjkbme9w]

Let me start by saying the H1N1 is deadly to pregnant women. We have several in my wife's OB/GYN practice who are in serious bad shape. The risks of the H1N1 vaccine are far less than the benefit in this case. For other age groups, I don't know, but considering the mortality rate for pregnant women is 20-30% if they catch H1N1 in their 3rd trimester, you need to take this seriously. The risks of the vaccine are lowered by the fact that you can get it in the USA and Canada without thimerosal
and without squalene.

I agree that the thimerosal and squalene are concerns, but if you live in the USA, these shouldn't be a concern.

THIMEROSAL

Thimerosal-free versions of both the seasonal and H1N1 vaccines will be available. Make sure you ask for "preservative-free". Walgreens Pharmacies offer this alternative. If you are worried about mercury, then you should be aware that compact fluorescent bulbs all contain mercury. So, you might not want those in your house either.


SQUALENE

I agree that squalene has a lot of questions surrounding it, even though it is a big component of Olive Oil. Consuming it is not harmful, but when injected into the blood it can have adverse reactions
to immune-compromised patients (eg. Gulf War Illness could be caused by
squalene added to the anthrax vaccine). However, your are lucky in the USA since the US FDA has not approved squalene for use in vaccines. In Canada and the EU, not so lucky.

[SusanStoHelit]

Inform yourself about the people sick and dying from the flu too - that's your alternative. Just in one little area, 3 hospitalized children - 2 will likely make it, one that can go either way - you want to be sitting there watching your child die?

Those selling fear never mention both sides. Look at both sides before you make your choice.

And, yes, so many pregnant women killed by this flu. I'm pregnant - just waiting my turn for the vaccine.

[juwboy]

Squalene is a natural substance that is produced by your own liver, 24/7.

It is a raw material for your own body`s production of the reproductive hormones such as testosterone (male hormone), estrone (ovulation hormone) and progesterone (pregnancy hormone).

So, squalene is essential for life.

[juwboy]

Squalene is a natural substance that is produced by your own liver, 24/7.

It is a raw material for your body`s manufacture of reproductive hormones such as testosterone (male hormone), estrone (ovulation hormone) and progesterone (pregnancy hormone).

So, squalene is essential for life.

[juwboy]

Squalene is a natural substance that is produced by your own liver, 24/7.

Squalene is a raw material for your body`s production of reproductive hormones such as testosterone (male hormone), estrone (ovulation hormone) and progesterone (pregnancy hormone).

So, squalene is essential for life.

[juwboy]

I tried posting the Comment Reply above twice but it did not appear in this string. On the third attempt I was successful but, lo and behold, the two previous versions also appeared belatedly.

[cabouthillier]

The vaccine will kill and disable those with Blood Types A, B & O.

These blood types have damaged DNA/proteins and weakened immune system due to unbalanced pH levels. Type B is acidic and types A/O are alkaline.

Blood type AB has neutral 7.00 pH and has normal DNA and immune system.

As of 2005, the blood pH of blood types A/O was set up to average pH of 7.54 and the blood type B was set up to a higher acidity level (lower pH). The blood pH (blood types A,B & O) has been carefully managed through methodical, intentional poisoning to reach the current life-critical levels specifically targeting this point in time. The vaccines, planned long ago for this period in time, are formulated to push the blood pH past the critical points, in order to kill and disable many.

The number of the poisoned blood types is quickly approaching 200 million.

For further explanation: http://www.unveilingthem.com/PoisoningOfMankindCopperDeficiency.htm


C.A. Bouthillier

[crowtrob]

wow, just wow. you know nothing of biology, physiology, molecular biology, or genetics. by reading your statement and following the link, i just became a little dumber.

it is time to increase your meds.

[SusanStoHelit]

I hate liars and fearmongers. Preying on people's fears, for their own benefits.

[stn_sage]

Considering the drug companies CAN'T even supply enough of this 'snake oil' to meet demand---state & federal laws REQUIRING inoculation, and in some cases FORCED inoculation at gunpoint, along with using the media to 'browbeat' the public into getting shots---such 'hard-selling' of this event is NOT well thought out!!

But, typical of federal & state government that no longer even makes a pretense to doing the public's business!

[SusanStoHelit]

Such lies.

And it works - just like other flu vaccinations do - but this is a far more dangerous flu than most. It's killed plenty of people already, there are outbreaks all over right now, and likely more coming.

But yeah - spread fear instead.

[stn_sage]

to Susan Stoflelit:

LIES, huh?

First, re-read the article!! Are you calling CBS liars, too?
It's clearly stated in it, that not enough vaccine is available!

Second, CBS has reported NUMEROUS times that state legislatures...in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Kansas...have passed laws OR are planning DRACONIAN type measures to force inoculations!

YOU obviously to NOT know what you're talking about! But, far worse...you don't want ANYONE else to know the truth!

You either have some connection to the sources portraying this outrage, or you're a paid troll, or an unwitting troll! Which is it!

Yeah, we'll see in time whether or not this vaccine is safe! For you to declare it is...when it has barely been tested...is TOTALLY irresponsible!

The media largest advertisers is Big Pharma. The media will give the point of view that pleases them the most. The checkered past of vaccines is enough to tell the public they are worthless; vaccines are the "snake oil" of western medicine. But if they tell you on television to get it, the uneducated masses will get it. Posted by Baileyccc

[bbittner25427]

GMA & The Early Show reported on the H1N1. Each report contradicted the other with the risks! No wonder the media can no longer be trusted! When is there going to be a news show that will report the truth???