God... why my state? I heard something on the news about it.... efffffffffffffffffff.

I wish I understood epidemiology more. It seems very disconcerting to me that the same new mutated virus could appear in two different places - and infect two different children in two different ways (one with direct exposure to an agriculture gathering with swine - and the other indirectly via exposure to someone else who was in contact with swine), yet both be the same mutation.

I'm not saying that this is impossible; maybe somehow there was a common pig, or a common vector cross-piggy contamination. It just doesn't seem to bode well. I also thought it was interesting that both children had been vaccinated for the H1N1 in September of 2010.

A virusologist I know so so tells us that the flu viruses do mutate and exchange genes between eachother. That's in their nature. So one has to be careful witht he hygiene around animals that could transmit such viruses. And do keep children away from the dirty pigs, thank you

On the case of immunity. I belive in not going overboard with vaccines and antibiotics, partly because they are rather expensive in Russia. So far I have recovered from each year's flu just nicely. But in a medical emergency I wouldn't be foolish enough to deny any shots, or pills needed.

Considering vitamin D and whatnot, I don't like fish, or eggs so I do not consume them much. But milk and cheeze are common here, as is sunshine as we work on our fields. I believe this strain will pass and get added to our immunity as it has been the last thousand years.

Indiana is a county within Pennsylvania, thank you for the update will be watching..

Hopefully the 2 babies will recover

T'is the season for flu-doom once again.
The shots.
The medical centers firing people who won't get the shots.
The children forced to get shots because they can't go to school, otherwise.
The false panic.
The death counts.

Doom-doom-doom.

Guess i won't stopping by the animal farm at the LA County Fair next weekend