There’s an old expression used to convey the idea that what appears obvious is frequently the truth. The expression goes, “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck”. Well, this bit of folk wisdom is not to be trusted. Especially when it comes to the claims of, well,
quacks! That is, purveyors of bogus medical items. From phony H1N1 “swine flu” cures online, to aisles upon aisles of homeopathic “remedies”, unregulated by the FDA on shelves in pharmacies across the country, people are frequently taken in by sales pitches that seem completely plausible.
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Guest Blogger – Zippi Dvash
Asst. VP of Public Affairs
Long Island College Hospital
Young, healthy people don’t get sick very often. But the flu is different. In fact, the difference between a little bit of fever and a flu is like the difference between a bird and a gorilla. This flu, the H1N1 virus, has claimed more young victims than any other in recent memory. So if you hadn’t considered getting vaccinated before – think again. Follow me below to read why you ought to vaccinate and where you can get it today. Continue reading… 
I don’t know about you, but I have never been a proponent of the annual flu vaccine. I have always felt that it was really only necessary for the very young and the very old/infirm. But I also know that influenza became pandemic on a faily predictable schedule about once every 30 years or so. And since it has been nearly 40 years since the last pandemic of “Hong Kong” Flu killed 1 million people in 1968-69, I am thinking this year, I ought to at least get my 4 year old innoculated. So I called my pediatrician and they said, “No we don’t have any H1N1 vaccine and no we don’t have any info on when any will be available”. Shocking!