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cofax7

Tuesday linkage: reading, science, Letterman, H1N1

Oct 27, 2009 11:45

Noted for reading: At this moment, there are more females serving on the United States Supreme Court than there are writing for Late Show with David Letterman, The Jay Leno Show, and The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien combined. Out of the 50 or so comedy writers working on these programs, exactly zero are women. It would be funny if it weren’t ( Read more... )

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Re: as far as getting the H1N1 vaccine cofax7 October 27 2009, 20:03:05 UTC

Yeah, you're right, there's definitely been some screw-ups. But I hate to see people going around saying the vaccine is unsafe, which I have. Anyone who can get vaccinated--specifically those under 50 in the high-risk groups--should.

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Re: as far as getting the H1N1 vaccine cofax7 October 27 2009, 20:18:32 UTC

Well, according to the FDA, thimerosol is not used in the single-dose version of the H1N1 vaccine. And the nasal spray contains no preservatives.

I can't speak to the eggs issue; but the H1N1 vaccine has been developed using the same science and technology used for flu vaccines for years, so the argument that this vaccine isn't safe to take, compared with all the rest? Doesn't wash. Which I know is not the argument you're making, but it is the argument I've seen elsewhere--and which a lot of the media are spreading.

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kernezelda October 27 2009, 19:51:38 UTC

Oddly enough, this post isn't on Failblog. But it could be!
Er, what's wrong with it? It looks like a rather nice pork recipe.

cofax7 October 27 2009, 20:01:54 UTC

The photo on the left, in the Google Ad, is a really famous photograph from the Depression, of a hungry and desperate mother.

kernezelda October 27 2009, 20:17:11 UTC

Ah, never saw it before, or if I did, didn't make an impression.

oneeyethedrd October 27 2009, 22:05:24 UTC

Since I'm in a high risk group (pregnant, and asthmatic) I stood in a VERY long line last week and managed to score an H1N1 flu shot. Got the seasonal back in September, before I knew I was pregnant.

My first thought on the mystery photograph was a local Utah resort called Saltair, but upon review of some old photos of that edifice, I decided that it wasn't the same place. The building in the mystery picture is taller and more square.