On CTV News today the Public Health Minister for Nova Scotia kept on beating around the bush by questions from Steve Murphy. The question I liked is when Steve Murphy asked her, ” Did you get the H1N1 vaccine yet.” She responded, ” No I did not, I need to wait for my priority group to come around.” I laughed as you know she did get it but she cannot say it as right now they are only vaccinating people for H1N1 in certain priority groups. If she would of said she received the H1N1 vaccine there would of been many peeved off people as the public knows there is a lack of H1N1 vaccine. This is by far one of the worst action plans that they’ve ever had to fight against this H1N1 flu virus. They’ve had all kinds of time to make sure that these problems we are seeing today should not have happened. The H1N1 flu has been known about for a long time and they should not be seeing these problems with lack of vaccine being shown today. I speak not only for myself but many people how this was very unorganized and planned. There should have been a sufficient supply of the H1N1 vaccine to go around and there should have been plenty right at the beginning. We’re behind and the H1N1 pandemic in Moncton is growing faster then people are being immunized. For something they’ve had so much time to discuss and plan they are failing the public and people have every right to worry. Now the general public not in priority groups need to wait till mind November to late November to get a chance at getting the H1N1 flu shot vaccine. This is ridiculous!

Another point to make about how many cases of H1N1 in Moncton and surrounding areas that are being reported are not true at all. Don’t believe everything you see on the news and from the public health department. Remember they are the ones that said there would be plenty of H1N1 vaccine to go around. Just recently it was reported that there were 5 cases of H1N1 in Moncton, there’s a lot more then that. How do I know that because I was at the Moncton Hospital on Sunday for my wife. No she doesn’t have the H1N1 flu virus as she was in for her back as she could not walk and was bedridden all week but I seen with my own eyes what’s going on at the hospital due to this H1N1. There’ s a lot of sick people there with the H1N1 and they are making people who are coughing to wear a mask and are going in the special room they have designated for suspected cases of H1N1.

While we were walking into the hospital we over heard one person talking to another saying well I am confirmed with H1N1. Then once we got in there the emergency room at the Moncton Hospital it was packed. I am not saying this to scare everyone but they are not really showing people the real facts about what is going on in Moncton. The public has the right to know and they are keeping the amount of cases of H1N1 being reported down to prevent riots and mass panic at H1N1 flu clinics but the fact of the matter is it’s getting worse.The H1N1 flu virus is here in Moncton and it looks like it’s building fast. I would have to say that the time we were there, there must have been up to 30-40 people in just 2 hours while we were waiting that we seen and we were there for 4 hours and then left after she was seen. Mind you all these people don’t mean they actually have the H1N1 flu virus but people are getting sick and absenteeism in schools is raising. Over the next 2 weeks the H1N1 will be full blown and yet we have a lack of H1N1 vaccine??? Also when we were leaving we ran into a person we know that came in with her daughter and she had all signs and symptoms of H1N1. The H1N1 influenza pandemic is here! On top of that there are two confirmed cases of H1N1 at West Riverview School where the daughter of the woman we know goes to school. It’s getting scary I know and we are all worried about our kids for sure. I believe better planning should have been put forth for this H1N1 pandemic. The sad thing about this is once the numbers start increasing with the amount of people who have the H1N1 flu virus the number will start to double due to exposure with more of the public. I say get on top of this Canada and you make sure you get enough H1N1 vaccine done by the manufacturer as quick as you can. The public has every right to be peeved off on what we’ve all seen from these H1N1 clinics so far.

What do you think about how the H1N1 clinics have been run so far? Do you honestly think they’ve planned enough for this and what do you think that should be done to change and makes things better? The H1N1 is a pandemic but have they truly shown us if there was a major catastrophe that this is how it will turn out? Unprepared and did not order enough H1N1 vaccine??? Share all your thoughts and I know you want to voice your opinion so let the Government here them right here and they’ll be heard!