YOUR COMMENTS

Everybody panic! same symptoms as the common cold, except it doesn't last as long as a cold, better take an untested vaccine that has more safety concerns revealed about it every day.
- Jack, Manchester

n.n. from Bedford,
Your lack of accurate information is scary, at best.
- Bob, Manchester

I don't blame Deb, Pelham for being scared and upset - all you naysayers - the flu "germ" mutates continuously. Everyone who has a compromised immune system deserves to be vaccinated just in case.
This is just the first step in the Government's intervention into medicine and healthcare and the rationing of care. The Feds have already admitted they don't have enough vaccine for everyone - and their changing their story and the guidelines on a weekly basis.
- Sandy, Thornton

Consider this, 60,000 people die each year in the U.S. from "the flu". Your basic, everyday, generic, no name flu

Now we have H1N1 / Swine Flu.

Any odds this is going to be a media circus, and don't we need to beat the social medicine drum so our government can better control this type of illness?

This has Politics written all over it folks.
- Harry, Atkinson

"Known for their tight-knit dormitories, late-night study sessions, and other close social activities". This is hilarious

The close social activities might include drinking together, smoking, making out and you can guess the rest.

When will people wake up and look at rhe facts regarding H1N1? It is far less deadly than the common infuenza virus. Its just a lot more fun to instill fear in others telling them how to "stop" the spread of it. With as freaked out as people are over it, if martial law is declared this winter, don't be surprised. Go take the government provided vaccine. Don't worry that only part of its efficacy has been tested in healthy volunteers. Whats the worst that could happen from the vaccine? Getting sine flu isnt it, but guillien-barre syndrome might be
- Michael Layon, Derry

Just wait until the government takes over health care, if you think that they are writing off the old people, now!
- Marylyn, Goffstown

A nurse I work with told me her grandmother never took a flu shot and never had the flu. The one year she was talked into getting it she died.
Don't know many in the medical field that are getting the shot. No need if your healthy. Also, the H1N1 is the least of your worries if your a health care worker.
- n.n., bedford

Two things: First, Deb, please take a deep breath-things are not all that bad. It might be best if you mother limits her social contacts for the duration, but it is clear that H1N1 is a young people's problem. It appears that many of us older generation are protected because of similarities to a flu when we were young.

Second, (everyone) don't panic! FPU is fine (I'm sure Colby-Sawyer is too), and the people who are most at risk are those who have pre-existing health conditions.

If you do have pre-existing conditions then a good step is simply to avoid as much social contact for the time being until more is known.
- Peter, Jaffrey

@ Deb,
The government is not writing off older folks, or anyone for that matter. Because of the limited supply of H1N1 flu vaccine, the first round of vaccinations is recommended for those catagories of people that have shown higher risk from this virus. The over 64 age group does not happen to be one of those higher risk demographics. Read the CDC guidelines to see who is: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/public/vaccination_qa_pub.htm
Later, when more vaccine becomes available, more demographic groups will be recommended for the vaccine. They just want the first ones vaccinated to be the ones who we have seen are at higher risk than even the elderly. Don't get upset and disgusted - get informed. That way you won't have to be so scared.
- Kathy, Manchester

Deb,
no need to worry, they're not writing off your mother. People born before 1957 are pretty much immune to swine flu as they were exposed to a similar strain back then.
- Jeff, Derry

My 68 yr. old mother is a cancer survivor with a severely compromised immune system. She has been told NO swine flu shot will be made available to her because the cut off age is 64 yrs old. Is the government is writting off the older folks? Even those who are high risk? I am upset, scared, and disgusted.
- Deb, Pelham