Gov. David Paterson declared a state of emergency, saying a recent rise in swine flu cases has created a “disaster” and that certain provisions of state law needed to be set aside to get people vaccinated as quickly as possible.
The executive order Thursday means that far more health care professionals — including dentists, dental hygienists, podiatrists, pharmacists, midwives and physicians assistants — will be permitted to administer swine flu and seasonal flu vaccines with only brief training.
The declaration will help avoid overwhelming hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities with swine flu cases, according to Paterson’s order.
It also allows health centers in schools, which have been particularly hard hit, to vaccinate children and adults.
A week ago, the small Worcester Central School District in Otsego County, about 50 miles west of Albany, was the first district in the state to close because of flu. Although only two students had confirmed cases of the swine flu, a third of the enrollment and staff were out with flu symptoms. Most weren’t tested for the H1N1 virus.
The federal government has urged schools to cancel classes only as a last resort, but school officials across the country say they are being hit so hard and so fast by swine flu that they feel shutting down for a few days is the only option.
At least 351 schools were closed last week alone — affecting 126,000 students in 19 states, according to the U.S. Education Department. So far this school year, about 600 schools have temporarily shut their doors.
The number of closings this fall appears on target to surpass the roughly 700 schools closed last spring when the swine flu outbreak first hit.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that for the week of October 11-17, the latest available, influenza activity continued to increase. It said the number of doctor visits with flulike illnesses are much higher than usual, hospitalizations for laboratory-confirmed flu is much higher than expected for this time of year and “almost all of the influenza viruses identified so far are 2009 H1N1 influenza A viruses.”
Also on Thursday, New York officials said the number of vaccine doses is being increased. The federal government is ramping up availability of the vaccine to the state, allowing it to order twice as many doses as a week ago, a trend that’s expected to continue.
The executive order obtained by The Associated Press says at least 75 deaths in the state have been attributed to the swine flu.
“A disaster has occurred throughout New York state, for which the affected local governments are unable to respond adequately,” Paterson states in the order.
There was no immediate comment from Paterson on the order, which was dated Wednesday.
The order doesn’t require vaccinations of health care workers or other adults without their consent and it doesn’t require vaccinations of children without parental consent.
The order states that the World Health Organization has declared the swine flu a pandemic and President Barack Obama has declared a national emergency. Obama’s declaration is a precaution so if hospitals are overwhelmed, patients can be taken to other health care sites.
Yea? Well, how do we know for sure that there really is a swine flu. Just because some burocratic department says there is. I personally do not believe this shit, and I am not going to give in to a shot just because some little twit in a white shirt and sitting in an office that I bought for him or her. I don’t believe a damn thing this bunch says and that’s that. For me. Hate crime bill passed and signed by so called pres. BFD
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Find the facts, not the opinions. When everything else but the facts are eliminated the truth is much easier to see.
I don’t trust it either and everything I’ve experienced and seen regarding this flu, tells me it is a very mild flu for most people and for the ones hit hard they do well in the hospital.
My brother’s girlfriend had it. She was hospitalized one night as a precaution because she is 2 months pregnant. After 48 hours she was fine. My brother and I experienced flu symptoms and a mild fever that only lasted for about 3 hours. He took tylenol and I took vitamins A, D, C, Niacin and Poke Weed after @ 16 hours I was fine. He took about 48 hours and was fine.
I would not be surprised to find out that any faculty that is out for more than 3 days is taking advantage of the system. After the last 2 years of hype about how terrible this strain will be anyone could easily play sick and get away with it.
The facts I see are few:
1. It is a very fast moving flu.
2. The affects are mild in most cases but cause pneumonia in some cases.
3. If treated properly the mortality rate is very low.
4. There is a disproportionate amount of hype over this flu compared to the normal flu which to date kills more people annually.
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I wonder if a good whack with a ballpean hammer would straigten those eyes up.
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How will affect the World Series ?
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75 deaths in the entire state “ATTRIBUTED” to this bullshit.
Sure sounds serious. Fucking Dupes.
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These little declarations of emergencies open the money taps. You will see vaccination vouchers, vaccination “organisers”, vaccination soup kitchens, vaccination daycare, minority vaccination groups and vaccination for food programs. In other words. Just more welfare. Secede Now!
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Our “beloved” fill in governor shows he knows about as much about “emergency health risks” as he does about running the state…..nothing.
Welcome to New York. Deficit? What deficit.
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I have learn’ed that AP gets its news from Rueters, Rueters is owned by the Rothschields. Rothschields controls all the central banks in the western world and that includes Russia, and there are only 5 nations that do not have Central Banks. They are all treated as pyriahs. Iran, North Korea, Venesuala, are 3 of the 5. This Flu scare is just that. Stress causes more illness’s then disease’s
and fear brings on stress. It is a mind
game to weaken the prolitariat of the world and a money making scheme for the Pharmacuetical (sorcery) criminals. Donald Rumsfeld reportedly gets 10 % of the money generated from the Tamiflu garbage.
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