NY declares public health emergency due to flu epidemic

NY declares public health emergency due to flu epidemic

Published: 13 January, 2013, 20:40

New York State has become the latest US region to declare a health emergency due to a flu epidemic, with the number of confirmed cases already four times higher than last year.

"We are experiencing the worst flu season since at least 2009, and influenza activity in New York State is widespread, with cases reported in all 57 counties and all five boroughs of New York City," said governor Andrew Cuomo.

More than 19,000 cases of flu have been confirmed in laboratory analysis, up from 4,404 last year. But these numbers are thought to represent just a tiny fraction of those affected, as only the most severe cases usually get clinically tested.

At least two children and ten adults have died from influenza this season in New York City alone.

To combat the spread of disease, Cuomo has authorized pharmacists to vaccinate children as young as six months for the next 4 weeks. Usually, drug store staff can only give shots to adults.

“It’s a bad year,” the city’s health commissioner, Dr. Thomas A. Farley, said in a statement to the media.

“We’ve got lots of flu, it’s mainly type AH3N2, which tends to be a little more severe. Our message for any people who are listening to this is it’s still not too late to get your flu shot.”

FULL STORY:  http://rt.com/usa/news/new-york-flu-emergency-917/

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"it’s still not too late to get your flu shot." They think people are complete idiots!

As a poster pointed out on another url posting of this story, 'Ebola is public health emergency, flu is expected in winter and is at most, a public health concern'.

How much profit is Big Pharma making from this in conjunction with the controlfreaks in NY?

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