Comments on: With Swine Flu, The Thing Hospitals Fear Is Fear Itself http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/05/swine-flu-kids-2 WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as Car Talk, On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Radio Boston. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DonB http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/05/swine-flu-kids-2/comment-page-1#comment-3045 DonB Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:02:11 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11685#comment-3045 There was a good discussion of H1N1, carried on WBUR on Wednesday, 7 October: http://wamu.org/programs/dr/09/10/07.php#27155 Pete: How do you know Sacha did not ask questions? Do you differentiate between a doctor at Children's Hospital and the government? Are they supposed to agree or disagree independently of the issue or problem? There was a good discussion of H1N1, carried on WBUR on Wednesday, 7 October:

http://wamu.org/programs/dr/09/10/07.php#27155

Pete: How do you know Sacha did not ask questions? Do you differentiate between a doctor at Children’s Hospital and the government? Are they supposed to agree or disagree independently of the issue or problem?

]]> By: Pete http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/05/swine-flu-kids-2/comment-page-1#comment-2982 Pete Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:02:15 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11685#comment-2982 Sacha, That is not an answer, its an echo of an assumption. Is that how reporters do things? Take Gov't pronouncements, re-write them and publish them without asking questions? The media is promoting the fear surrounding this virus, but continue to peddle that fear with few facts. I visit this site less and less because of this type of complacent journalism and now the increased advertising- Oh, sorry -"underwriting". Sacha,
That is not an answer, its an echo of an assumption. Is that how reporters do things? Take Gov’t pronouncements, re-write them and publish them without asking questions? The media is promoting the fear surrounding this virus, but continue to peddle that fear with few facts.
I visit this site less and less because of this type of complacent journalism and now the increased advertising- Oh, sorry -”underwriting”.

]]> By: Sacha Pfeiffer http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/05/swine-flu-kids-2/comment-page-1#comment-2963 Sacha Pfeiffer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:54:08 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11685#comment-2963 Hi -- WBUR's Sacha Pfeiffer here. In response to Elizabeth's question below: it's true that the state, following CDC recommendations, is no longer testing people for what type of flu they may have. But most people now exhibiting flu-like symptoms are presumed to have the H1N1 swine flu virus because it's generally too early in the season for regular seasonal flu. The seasonal flu should begin circulating soon, however, and when that happens it will be difficult to distinguish between the two strains without being tested. Hi — WBUR’s Sacha Pfeiffer here. In response to Elizabeth’s question below: it’s true that the state, following CDC recommendations, is no longer testing people for what type of flu they may have. But most people now exhibiting flu-like symptoms are presumed to have the H1N1 swine flu virus because it’s generally too early in the season for regular seasonal flu. The seasonal flu should begin circulating soon, however, and when that happens it will be difficult to distinguish between the two strains without being tested.

]]> By: Elizabeth Spinney http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/05/swine-flu-kids-2/comment-page-1#comment-2962 Elizabeth Spinney Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:47:17 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=11685#comment-2962 How do we even know that people whow are sick have swine flu? I thought that they don't even test for it anymore. More importantly, I was hoping someone educated (like someone at WBUR!) could respond to the article below. Here is the link: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/27/Obama-Declares-Swine-Flu-Emergency.aspx Thank you for your help. How do we even know that people whow are sick have swine flu? I thought that they don’t even test for it anymore. More importantly, I was hoping someone educated (like someone at WBUR!) could respond to the article below. Here is the link:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/27/Obama-Declares-Swine-Flu-Emergency.aspx
Thank you for your help.

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