Confirmed case of swine flu leads to lockdown at federal prison in N.B.

Published Saturday October 31st, 2009

DORCHESTER, N.B. - The spread of swine flu has led to a lockdown at a federal prison in southeastern New Brunswick.

The Correctional Service of Canada says there is one confirmed case of H1N1 at the Westmorland Institution in Dorchester and a number of suspected cases.

As a result, it says the minimum-security facility is operating on a "modified routine" and regularly scheduled visits have been cancelled.

Officials say steps are being taken to limit the spread of the virus.

Inmates who belong to high-risk groups identified by the Public Health Agency of Canada have been immunized against H1N1.

The Westmorland Institution houses 250 male offenders.

 

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Well, there goes my weekend....
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Lorna L., Fredericton on 31/10/09 08:33:11 PM AST
So great to hear that they have been immunized when many children still have not. The changing dates of clinics has me wondering if my child will ever be.
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S B., Saint John on 02/11/09 11:27:02 AM AST
It does seem to be out of whack when those who chose to harm society are protected, when the most innocent are left at risk.
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Lorna L., Fredericton on 02/11/09 04:54:43 PM AST
well i hope they at least had the choice of refusing the killing needle ...



when big drug company refuse to back up their products there is a problem
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pierre p, moncton on 03/11/09 08:13:09 PM AST
I believe those who didn't want the needle were offered a rabbit's foot instead.
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Lorna L., Fredericton on 04/11/09 02:37:28 PM AST
This is one of the problems with the system.... Lets give the leeches of society preventative measures to protect them from a virus while the most vulnerable are still waiting for theirs. Maybe it's the mother in me (I have 3 kids under the age of 5), but I feel like the kids are much more at risk of this virus and much more deserving of the vaccine. Yeah, the jailbirds deserve to get the vaccine, but what gives them the almighty power to go before the high risk people who are productive members of society whose tax dollars are paying for this vaccine? Nope, lets give the vaccine to those who are already sucking millions of dollars out of the taxpayer's pockets!
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Rachel C., Moncton on 04/11/09 06:37:56 PM AST
So maybe they should not be FIRST to get the vaccine, BUT..... The Moncton City Hospital has 5 beds in their "secure" area that is used for inmates..... And most of us agree that if H1N1 hit the facility hard that there would be Hundreds of cases.... So I don't know about you, but I don't want my son, daughter, or wife sharing a hospital room with an inmate if one of my family members gets sick and is Hospitalized..............
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NB M., Moncton on 05/11/09 07:34:10 AM AST
If everyone acted as disgusted and ashamed of the 'everyday people' that are demanding to get the shot and who are intimidating and lying to nurses, maybe we would't have to wait for the children to get their shots.

The vaccine problem has to do with self righteous people who think they need the vaccine more than the high risk people. There are a lot more than 250 people out there who have done this and yet we do not call them criminals.
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Fred R., Fredericton on 05/11/09 11:12:12 AM AST
I fall in the high risk category - Diabetic with asthma - and I haven't even bothered to go out to stand in line for hours for this shot - not sure if I will, not interested in getting sick while waiting for a shot that's suppose to keep me from getting sick. IF I decide to get the shot, I'll wait until the crazed mania is over - 4000 people in line at New Maryland school - and only about half got their shots, and half of those shouldn't have even been there as they were not in the high risk categories and got their shot anyway - they should have been turned away - not in the high risk - you don't get a shot yet. I've driven by and it looked the same at FHS - again not interested in standing in line for this shot. Personally I think that I will probably wait to see what side effects this is going to have, before I let them put an untested drug into my system.
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Isabelle Doiron, Fredericton on 05/11/09 02:36:59 PM AST
Can't believe that these people were considered to be a priority group. Aren't most of them over 18?
Meanwhile people who need the vaccine, more worthy of protection than these losers, have to wait. And the queue jumpers - like a neighbour of mine who is a federally employed lawyer - feel they are more worthy as well. The sense of entitlement is just unreal.

Those responsible for allowing queue jumpers to get to the front of the lines should be fired (like in Alberta).
But then they probably didn't have to have common sense or intelligence for suitability for the job, as bilingualism seems to be the main criteria for most government jobs , so they won't be held accountable for this screw-up, will they??
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Julie Laflm, moncton on 05/11/09 03:52:36 PM AST
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