Federal health officials just reported that doses of Swine flu vaccine will be double what they expected, officials in Washington state have lifted the limits on the amount of thimerosol allowed in H1N1 vaccines, dentists and pharmacists in Massachussetts have been deputized to administer the vaccine, legal immunity has been granted for swine flu vaccine manufacturers…

The list goes on and on. The amount of information coming out on a daily basis about the upcoming Swine flu “season” is nearly impossible to keep up with.

But you have to keep up.

Your patients are going to be looking to you for rational information and advice on what to do. The White House is predicting 90,000 deaths – think about the fear this is going to instill in your patients this coming fall and winter.

In an effort to help keep you up to date we have put together a website for Swine Flu Updates.

http://swineflu.mccoypress.net

Please tell your patients about it, tell your fellow chiropractors about it and check in regularly yourself for new items. Use them in your newsletters and health talks, post a link on your website, get the information out.

Please also feel free to forward anything you come across so we can add it to the archives.

Your patients will need you more than ever in the coming months – be prepared.

As always I look forward to your feedback, comments and suggestions.

Matthew McCoy DC, MPH

matthewmccoy@comcast.net

Editor – Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic

http://www.chiropracticpediatricresearch.net