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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost" data-source="post: 5027339" data-attributes="member: 4720"><p>Because they weren't alive last time there was an H1N1 around.</p><p></p><p>Most of them still live, unless they have respiratory pre-existing conditions. And even them most of them still live. It's seriously not much worse than regular flu, even if you've never been exposed to an H1N1. Half the students in my department had it, and almost all of them are under 24. My wife was actually one of the worst cases I've heard about, and we didn't have to go to the hospital or anything. And she has asthma. Put her on her back for a few days and severely curtailed her diet.</p><p></p><p>People old enough that they should be having kids have probably had some exposure in the past.</p><p></p><p>"Pandemic" does not mean "deadly." It means "widespread." The CDC is, as usual, going the CYA route. And the media is, as usual, going the "scare everyone out of their mind" route.</p><p></p><p>Incidentally, in terms of flu "young adult" generally means "not a senior citizen." Risk profile doesn't shoot up until you're in your 60s unless you have lung issues or something like that. High risk groups include senior citizens and very young children. People under 24 are more or less a "medium risk group" because of the relative rarity of H1N1 influenzas. I'm in my 30s, hale, and hearty. Even if I hadn't gotten the fool thing already, I wouldn't be rushing out the door to get vaccinated. There are any number of people who have a LOT higher risk than me.</p><p></p><p>On the BrooklynKnight thing.... I'm not saying he's a paragon of virtue. I'm not saying that his opinion is influencing mine. I'm saying that he is allowed to make a decision based on prior knowledge about a person. If someone you don't know was accused of being unpleasant to someone you liked... what would you assume? He was accused of taking the tack, and I quote: "I don't care about the facts, I've already made up my mind!" There are <strong>no</strong> confirmed facts in this thread. There is one story from one side of the issue and a whole bunch of people making unfounded assumptions about one or both parties. Having <em>any</em> character reference or history on one of the participants means he has more info than most posting here.</p><p></p><p>Just because he's sometimes not a reliable source does not make him wrong about something that no one here seems to have any actual hard fact about. It also doesn't mean it's OK to randomly cast aspersions on his character without any facts of your own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost, post: 5027339, member: 4720"] Because they weren't alive last time there was an H1N1 around. Most of them still live, unless they have respiratory pre-existing conditions. And even them most of them still live. It's seriously not much worse than regular flu, even if you've never been exposed to an H1N1. Half the students in my department had it, and almost all of them are under 24. My wife was actually one of the worst cases I've heard about, and we didn't have to go to the hospital or anything. And she has asthma. Put her on her back for a few days and severely curtailed her diet. People old enough that they should be having kids have probably had some exposure in the past. "Pandemic" does not mean "deadly." It means "widespread." The CDC is, as usual, going the CYA route. And the media is, as usual, going the "scare everyone out of their mind" route. Incidentally, in terms of flu "young adult" generally means "not a senior citizen." Risk profile doesn't shoot up until you're in your 60s unless you have lung issues or something like that. High risk groups include senior citizens and very young children. People under 24 are more or less a "medium risk group" because of the relative rarity of H1N1 influenzas. I'm in my 30s, hale, and hearty. Even if I hadn't gotten the fool thing already, I wouldn't be rushing out the door to get vaccinated. There are any number of people who have a LOT higher risk than me. On the BrooklynKnight thing.... I'm not saying he's a paragon of virtue. I'm not saying that his opinion is influencing mine. I'm saying that he is allowed to make a decision based on prior knowledge about a person. If someone you don't know was accused of being unpleasant to someone you liked... what would you assume? He was accused of taking the tack, and I quote: "I don't care about the facts, I've already made up my mind!" There are [B]no[/B] confirmed facts in this thread. There is one story from one side of the issue and a whole bunch of people making unfounded assumptions about one or both parties. Having [i]any[/i] character reference or history on one of the participants means he has more info than most posting here. Just because he's sometimes not a reliable source does not make him wrong about something that no one here seems to have any actual hard fact about. It also doesn't mean it's OK to randomly cast aspersions on his character without any facts of your own. [/QUOTE]
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