Re: => God kills 2 more Colorado Children ... praise god !

majorbladderinfection wrote:
> Get some help Vox.

>From your pathetic gaawd ...?


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>> Flu kills two more Colorado children
>> At least five youths have succumbed to virus this season
>>
>> By Lisa Marshall Camera Staff Writer
>> December 3, 2003
>>
>> Two more Colorado children have died from the flu, bringing the
>> death toll among children this influenza season to at least five,
>> with a sixth death under investigation, according to health
>> officials.
>>
>> All six deaths were among children younger than 16. Three had no
>> other underlying health problems when they fell ill.
>>
>> A 2-year-old with no previous health problems died Sunday after
>> several days with flu-like symptoms. A 4-year-old with other,
>> underlying medical problems died of flu-related illness Monday at
>> The Children's Hospital in Denver.
>>
>> Both children were from the Thornton area, said Dr. Richard Vogt,
>> executive director of the Tri-County Health Department.
>>
>> "This influenza season is pretty severe. People should just be
>> vigilant to make sure that their child stays healthy," he said.
>>
>> The state does not typically track influenza deaths among adults,
>> because they are expected, but it is assumed that some adults have
>> also died of the flu this season, said Dr. Ken Gershman, chief of
>> the communicable disease program at the state health department.
>>
>> "We are putting our efforts into accurately tracking pediatric
>> deaths," he said.
>>
>> Last week, state health officials reported the deaths of a
>> 15-year-old, an 8-year-old and a 21-month-old from flu-related
>> illnesses, prompting area parents to rush to vaccine clinics and
>> pediatricians' offices.
>>
>> The two latest deaths came at the end of an extraordinarily busy
>> holiday weekend at area emergency rooms.
>>
>> At The Children's Hospital alone, 625 children were brought to the
>> emergency department between Friday and Sunday with flu-like
>> symptoms. Due to the flu outbreak, the hospital has implemented
>> strict restrictions on visitation, allowing only healthy people over
>> the age of 12 to come to the hospital to see loved ones.
>>
>> Statewide, the total of confirmed flu cases to date was 4,687 as of
>> Monday. In Boulder County, the total as of Tuesday afternoon was 588.
>>
>> Gershman said that while the number of pediatric deaths so far this
>> year is a bit high, it is not unheard of for children to succumb to
>> the flu.
>>
>> In the 2000-01 season, two children, ages 6 and 7, died from
>> influenza-related illnesses. The 6-year-old was a kindergartner from
>> Nederland.
>>
>> Last year, a 7-year-old with previous medical problems and a
>> 16-month-old who was previously healthy both died after contracting
>> the flu.
>>
>> Typically, 700 to 800 people die in Colorado every year from the flu.
>> Nationwide, that number hovers around 36,000.
>>
>> Gershman said so far, this year's strain of flu does seem to be
>> hitting children particularly hard.
>>
>> Boulder area physicians say it is the worst flu season they have
>> seen in decades.
>>
>> Unfortunately, health officials say, the predominant version of flu
>> hitting the nation right now is the Fujian strain, a different
>> strain than the one the influenza vaccine was made to fight.
>>
>> According to the Centers for Disease Control, 18 percent of the flu
>> samples tested so far this year have matched the Panama strain,
>> which the vaccine was made to fight. Eighty-two percent have been
>> the Fujian strain.
>>
>> Nonetheless, Gershman still recommends people get vaccinated for two
>> reasons: There is some evidence the vaccine will make their symptoms
>> less severe, even if it doesn't fend off the flu entirely.
>>
>> And the season is young, he said.
>>
>> "We easily could have another strain circulate later and those who
>> escaped the current illness would still be susceptible to one of the
>> other strains," he said. "Hopefully this wave will not continue much
>> longer."
>>
>> Boulder County Public Health will offer flu shots to children six
>> months to 18 years of age beginning at 1 p.m. today at its North
>> Broadway Complex. The shots cost $15
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> "Naturally, the common people don't  want war;
>> neither in Russia nor in England nor in America,
>> nor for that matter in Germany.
>> That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders
>> of the country who determine the policy and
>> it is always a simple matter to drag the people
>> along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist
>> dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist
>> dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can
>> always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.
>> That is easy. All you have to do is tell them
>> they are being attacked and denounce the
>> pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing
>> the country to danger. It works the same way
>> in any country."
>>
>>            - Hermann Goering, Nazi Reichsmarshall

-- 

"Naturally, the common people don't  want war;
neither in Russia nor in England nor in America,
nor for that matter in Germany.
That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders
of the country who determine the policy and
it is always a simple matter to drag the people
along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist
dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist
dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can
always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.
That is easy. All you have to do is tell them
they are being attacked and denounce the
pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing
the country to danger. It works the same way
in any country."

           - Hermann Goering, Nazi Reichsmarshall