H1N1

By Kathleen Someah |11.5.2009

Getting Their Priorities Right: H1N1 Vaccinations and GITMO Detainees

Since when do prisoners and suspected terrorists receive better treatment than law abiding citizens? That is the question that many Americans are asking after a recent acknowledgement that Guantanamo Bay prisoners may have the option of receiving H1N1 vaccinations, beginning early this month. Earlier this week Army Maj. James Crabtree stated that GITMO prisoners could have ...

By Kathleen Someah |10.30.2009

Room for Improvement: Government Intervention in the H1N1 Pandemic

There is no shortage of swine flu skeptics. You may hear comments about how H1N1 is no more serious than the seasonal flu, how the whole declaration of swine flu as a “national emergency” is simply a Democrat-affiliated political tactic synchronized with their health “Scare” bill. But in a hearing on Tuesday, held by the ...

By Melanie Stefanik |10.1.2009

New York Healthcare: Preview of National Healthcare to Come

Providing a glimpse of what may come nationally, New York state's appointed Governor David Paterson has mandated that all medical personnel in hospitals, including physicians, nurses, and aides receive the H1N1 swine flu vaccination by November 30th, 2009 or risk being fired. Richard Daines, New York's Commissioner of Health appointed by New York's unelected Governor Paterson, recently stated at ...