tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235030946841714344.post604983741863104481..comments2022-12-29T04:14:40.493-06:00Comments on Jimi Ripley: Mumps Outbreak ResponseJimi Ripleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208686905656275043noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235030946841714344.post-57674489894272134802011-05-26T09:17:56.449-05:002011-05-26T09:17:56.449-05:00Coral: I agree wholeheartedly! Vaccination is so i...Coral: I agree wholeheartedly! Vaccination is so important! At the health department we know how crucial vaccinations are to our readiness, so we hold employee vaccination clinics. <br /><br />When vaccine was scarce during the H1N1 Influenza A outbreak in April 2009, we were unable to hold vaccination clinics. I was pregnant with my son at the time and I still had a hard time getting the vaccine. Finding the vaccine became a personal quest for my husband and me. More on that story in another blog.<br /><br />I understand your fascination. Viruses have just intrigued me more. I think it all started with my study of the 1918 influenza pandemic.<br /><br />Robert: I can't say that I know much about thermophiles, but it is amazing that something can survive under those conditions. I can see how they got their name.Jimi Ripleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208686905656275043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235030946841714344.post-1717196658031121192011-05-25T23:49:04.937-05:002011-05-25T23:49:04.937-05:00I'm fascinated by thermophiles that live aroun...I'm fascinated by thermophiles that live around thermal vents at the bottom of the ocean. Their source of energy comes from the center of the Earth and not the sun. They can also withstand temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Talk about stranger than fiction!Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210494504977249665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235030946841714344.post-41836185876658806432011-05-25T22:06:04.440-05:002011-05-25T22:06:04.440-05:00This is why I will never understand the anti-vacci...This is why I will never understand the anti-vaccination people. I just can't get my brain around why their speculations are in any way worth the risk of contracting some terrible illnesses for NO GOOD reason. Grr.<br /><br />I'm a bacteria nerd myself. I have no idea why I'm fascinated with the little buggers, but I am. :)Coral Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607667362203279487noreply@blogger.com