In Ala. Swine flu can be declared now without testing.

[dixiegrrrrl]

"Patients with flu-like symptoms most likely have H1N1 disease," according to Williamson's e-mail. "Clinicians are justified in making this diagnosis based solely on presentation."


but...lots of other things are like the flu: food poisoning, infections, even allergy attacks.


This means ANY flu-like symptoms will be called Swine flu, which will skew the numbers.

Is your state promoting the same policy?

Link to full story:
http://blog.al.com/live/2009/08/alabama_department_of_public_h_1.html#more

[jody]

1. Isn't that malpractice? The bloated number of cases would be used to justify vaccinations using

vaccine that is untested and one state senate passed a bill that would penalize refusal to be vaccinated with a 30 day jail sentence and $1,000 per day fine.