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by **HRHPatey** » Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:44:05 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House committee looks into the federal response to the H1N1 virus at a hearing today on Capitol Hill.

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can expect some tough questioning about the availability of the swine flu vaccine.

Meanwhile, a senior House lawmaker is seeking a quick floor vote on a bill to guarantee five paid sick days to workers if their employer tells them to stay home with swine flu or a similar contagious illness.

House Education and Labor Committee chairman George Miller says his measure would protect about 50 million workers with no paid sick leave.

Many of those employees work in low-wage jobs in food service and hospitality, where they would be exposed to others and could spread their sickness. He says those workers shouldn't have to choose between their paychecks and the health of co-workers or customers.

by **HRHPatey** » Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:56:00 GMT

More Info posted today -

FOX News:

Swine flu can cause severe disease in people of all ages and appears to pose a special threat to those who are obese, according to an analysis of H1N1 cases in California.

Public health researchers analyzed the state's first 1,088 hospitalized and fatal cases of H1N1 infection between April 23 and August 1.

Like other studies, they found the average patient who was hospitalized with H1N1 flu was younger than what is commonly seen with seasonal flu, but they also found severe disease at both ends of the age spectrum.

"What our study shows was that once you were hospitalized, if you were elderly you have a higher risk of dying," Dr. Janice Louie of the California Department of Public Health in Richmond, whose study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the study matches the CDC's own observations — that H1N1 affects all age groups, including people over 65.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,571566,00.html

by **kolby** » Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:33:22 GMT

H1N1 shortage.....shoot, can't find the regular flu shot. :roll:

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