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[Guest guest]

Okay, as one of the moderators here, I am putting an end to this thread of

discussion. If people wish to continue the conversation off list, please do so

by emailing to the person's direct email address and not to this list. Open

discussion is one thing but we do not want an endless argument about which

people's beliefs are correct. You are free to believe whatever you want but not

to push it onto others. That being said, lets turn the discussion back to

apraxia and I would love to hear more positive stories about our kids. My

daughter, almost 4, apraxia and hypotonia, just " graduated " from her sure step

braces. She now is wearing a specially made custom insert in her shoes to

support her feet. Which means 1-she can wear more variety of shoes other than

laced up sneakers and 2-she is running better and using her hips correctly due

to the freedom of her ankles. We are very happy to see this great progress, yay!

Lori

[Guest guest]

LOL I know Lori is correct as the vaccine issue always gets so heated but had to

smile when I read this as I thought it covered both sides- even though written

by an MD for WebMD (as I read it just posted to WebMD's Twitter):

Are You Hankering for a Swine Flu Vaccine?

Within days of hearing about the swine flu outbreak, people started asking,

" What about a swine flu vaccine? " And I'd bet that many Americans were ready to

take the shot right then and there.

I wish people were so eager during the regular flu season. If they were, maybe

fewer people would get infected -- and we'd see fewer deaths from the seasonal

flu. As it is, about 36,000 people die every year from the flu.

And before you get ready to stand in line next week for the swine flu vaccine,

the CDC says a swine flu vaccine won't be ready for about 6 months -- and that's

if they decide to ask manufacturers to develop a vaccine against this strain.

It's really going to depend on how this outbreak plays out.

The 1976 swine flu outbreak is good evidence why we shouldn't try to speed up

the process. Our lives may just be at risk.

In that swine flu outbreak, one person died from the actual swine flu. However,

32 people died from the quickly-developed vaccine and another 500 people

developed paralysis from Guillain-Barre syndrome, a usually very rare

complication of the flu vaccine.

Regardless of what happens with the current swine flu outbreak, a vaccine isn't

going to have any impact for at least several months. So, don't ease up on your

flu prevention efforts.

The good news is that the outbreak seems to be calming down a bit -- or maybe

it's just the hysteria that is easing off. No, we're not out of the woods

completely, but time appears to be telling us that this swine flu outbreak is

not likely to be one to kill scores of people. As of yesterday, there were 2

swine flu deaths in the U.S.

If a swine flu vaccine were available today, would you be first in line?

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