NPPC: Swine workers should be vaccinated
Pat Gardiner
this sticks in the gullet.
However, it is the interests of all of us that pig workers including
disgraced vets are given priority.
It's a pity that American vets' social consciences did not surface a
decade ago, when the present series of disasters could have been
averted.
Still they all, British, American, Canadian et al, all face years of
close questioning under oath before hostile tribunals and courts.
The poor old pigs will all be long gone along with many human victims,
the vets need preserving to explain their actions.
http://www.pigprogress.net/news/nppc-swine-workers-should-be-vaccinated-3672.html
NPPC: Swine workers should be vaccinated 23 Nov 2009
...NPPC recently wrote to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), asking that swine workers, swine veterinarians and
employees of pork processing plants be put on the H1N1 vaccine
priority list. The organization said it recognised the importance of
providing the vaccine to children, the elderly and pregnant women - as
well as seasonal P�res No�l - but pointed out that, because of their
proximity to swine, and the fact that already there has been
human-to-swine transmission of the H1N1 virus, pork industry workers
also should be provided the vaccine.
In its letter to CDC, NPPC cited the position of the American
Association of Swine Veterinarians on the issue: "The AASV strongly
advises that all personnel working in the pork-production industry be
vaccinated against seasonal influenza annually and against any novel
human influenza A viruses as they emerge. Vaccination enhances
protection for personnel while minimising the likelihood of viral
transmission from personnel to pigs."...
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Regards
Pat Gardiner
Release the results of testing British pigs for MRSA and C.Diff now!
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