'We're not lab rats' Protesters rally against swine flu vaccine 29 Sep 2009 A few hundred health-care workers and concerned citizens are protesting at the state Capitol today against mandatory swine flu vaccinations. Nurses from the Poughkeepsie area, Rochester region and other parts of New York said they don’t think they should be forced to get a vaccine that has been fast-tracked and that they don’t believe has been tested appropriately as a condition of keeping their jobs. Many protesters are carrying home-made signs with sayings, "We’re not lab rats" and "No flu shot, no job?" [Petition against mandatory vaccines -- 5600 signatures -- add yours!]
Province may suspend flu shots after vaccine's safety questioned 28 Sep 2009 B.C. might suspend the seasonal flu shots as early as today, in the wake of a Canadian study that suggests people who get the flu vaccine are twice as likely to contract the H1N1 virus. Several news outlets reported the preliminary findings of the study, which is still under peer review. Researchers found that those who received the seasonal flu vaccine in the past were more likely to catch H1N1.
Dozens Under Quarantine At Naval Academy --Officer: Number of midshipmen in isolation at one time has ranged from a few dozen to 75 on Friday 29 Sep 2009 (MD) The Naval Academy is quarantining midshipmen with flu-like symptoms aiming to slow the spread of swine flu. Cmdr. Joe Carpenter said Tuesday that 170 midshipmen have been isolated this fall, but only seven confirmed cases of swine flu. As of Monday night there were 33 midshipmen in an isolation ward converted from an existing athletic facility in the academy's dormitory.
Bomb plot suspect pleads not guilty in NY court 29 Sep 2009 The man at the center of a U.S. anti-terrorism probe pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to set off a bomb in the United States, and a federal judge ordered him held without bail. Najibullah Zazi, a Colorado airport shuttle driver and a legal U.S. resident born in Afghanistan, has been indicted by a grand jury on a charge of conspiracy use weapons of mass destruction. "I'd like to stop this rush to judgment because what I have seen so far does not amount to a conspiracy," defense attorney J. Michael Dowling told reporters outside the courthouse.
