Saint John journal
Published Saturday October 31st, 2009
Flu
Some clinics rescheduled
Due to a shortage of vaccines, the following H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled for today and Sunday have been temporarily postponed until a new shipment of the vaccine is received: Belleisle Regional High School, 1800 Route 124, Springfield, scheduled for today ; MacDonald Consolidated School, 3950 Route 845, scheduled for Sunday ; St. John the Baptist/Kind Edward School, 223 St. James St., scheduled for Sunday,; and Millidgeville North School, 500 Woodward Ave., scheduled for Sunday,. Clinics for the remaining priority groups and the general public will be opening as soon as possible and will be continuing through November and December, says a Horizon Health Network press release. For updated information on the clinics go to www.gnb.ca/flu or call the flu information line at 1-800-580-0038. Meanwhile, three new groups have been added to the priority list for H1N1 vaccination clinics: pregnant women less than 20 weeks with underlying medical conditions, household contacts for children under six months and First Nations people living on reservations only. These are in addition to three other priority groups: children six months to five years, school children 18 years old and under and pregnant women, 20 weeks, plus. People who are not a member of a priority group should wait until clinics open for the public.
Missing
Man could be in Fredericton area
Police say William Knappe could be in the Fredericton area after receiving a tip from the public. The 26-year-old Port City man was last seen in uptown Saint John on Oct. 17. The Saint John Police Force has been searching for him, concerned about his health. Insp. Bruce Connell said someone saw Knappe in Fredericton in mid-October. He is about five feet, seven inches tall, weighs 155 pounds and has short brownish-blond hair, hazel-brown eyes and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a green T-shirt, a black hoodie, blue jeans, and white sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 648-3333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Busy
Alarms keep fire department busy
At 10 p.m. Thursday night and for about an hour after, the Saint John Fire Department was stretched to the limit. Every truck and vehicle were at calls, though many of them were not serious. The first call was a structure fire on Clifton Street because someone thought they heard a fire alarm, then two more fire alarms, a pair of medical calls and finally reports of a structure fire in the north end that turned out to be smoke in the area, possibly from nearby chimneys.
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Personally i feel that this government has dropped the ball.
It is a sad thing when the Government practices the art of Racial Discrimination, in that a Healthy person of aboriginal decent is permitted to have the vaccination, where a person like my room mates 31 year old daughter, mother of a 3 year old, who has a hole in her heart, High blood pressure, and is a.d.d. has to wait for her shot like every one else who is chronic that have been dropped from the priority list, and forced to wait like those of us who are healthy.
This change to the priority List came (according to their 1-800 number)directly from the Provincial Health Ministers Office this week end.
Shame on you Madam Minister... Perhaps It is time for you too find
a new job...