You Been Vaccinated for H1N1 yet?
At my friend, Rachel Levy’s suggestion, I am putting out a submission call for an H1N1 Politiku.
Are You a Scientist or a Heath Policy Expert?
If you’re an expert on this topic, I’d love to feature your Politiku along with a Tweet length bio, specifying your expertise to supplement.
Do You Have a Difficult Time Taking All of This Seriously?
Then there’s two of us. Considering how many more people die every month from regular flu, once can’t help but wonder if its just an overhyped media thing. At the same time, its so frustrating not being able to get a hold of the stupid shot. But then, its not easy to get a good grasp on the rest of this, either.
Here’s my suggestion:
Read Rachel’s latest blog post on the topic because its thorough, its fair and Rachel is reliable and smart. The post also gives a good overview of what a lot of different perspectives on this.
There Are Still No Vaccinations Available in Your State?
Wanna know who just got their entire company vaccinated? Watch Amy Poehler and Seth Meyer’s “Oh Really” sketch from the 11/7/09 SNL about this. Btw, if you work for Goldman and are willing to Politiku on the topic, you are SO anonymously featured it isn’t even funny. Well, okay. It might be a little bit.
H1N1 Politiku Deadline November 15th 12:00p.m. PST
Please note that although the Western haiku movement has been deviating from 5-7-5, Politiku sticks to 5
-7-5. This topic was hotly debated with the Haiku Foundation and remains 5-7-5.
As the deadline is already passed submissions are closed. Click here to read H1N1 Politiku on Huffington.
I look forward to reading your 17 syllables.
Ralph Dannheisser H1N1 Politiku
Swine flu? Bah, humbug!
H1N1? There’s no such…..
Oink! Oink! Oink! Kachoo!!!
Susanna Speier H1N1 Politiku
Don’t think about it.
Stay healthy and hit the gym.
Disinfected weights.
Politiku
If Frost only knew
neither fire nor ice, but
a new strain of flu
Anonymous Politiku
tired for days and days
could i finally be pregnant?
no, it’s the swine flu
Rachel Levy Politiku
The vax mayn’t be sure
But don’t defer to hucksters
Turn ears to reason
Susannah,
Here, as you requested, is another copy of the H1N1 politiflu that I sent you by e-mail:
Swine flu? Bah, humbug!
H1N1? There’s no such…..
Oink! Oink! Oink! Kachoo!!!
Cheers,
Ralph
Although haiku don’t traditionally rhyme, here is a happy little apocalyptic rhymer:
If Frost only knew
neither fire nor ice, but
a new strain of flu
Swine Flu feeds on lungs –
Nature’s viral breakfasting –
Petrarch beat the Plague
H I N I Flu
What to do about the Flu
Vaccine Vaccine Yes
My present this year
Hearing new stupid reasons
For shunning vaccines
Elizabeth (Teacher of Epidemiology. Thwacker of vaccine alarmists)
Government-sponsored
Vaccine stops porcine virus
So why no health care
– Physician at a Big Ten Public University that has had thousands of cases (no deaths) and FREE mass vaccinations.
To Elizabeth (Teacher of Epidemiology. Thwacker of vaccine alarmists),
Your haiku is sharp
Stings like a shot in the arm.
Immunize us all.
Hi Susanna, A friend told me about your project, and I wrote these haikus before coming to this page (and seeing your one-haiku rule). You can pick the one you want to post.
H-1-n-1 hmmmm
At first, it was called swine flu
Now, we call it BAD!
No children in here!
Hospital won’t allow it.
Might bring/take swine flu.
My job required it.
I had to get the vaccine.
Ohhhh, I hate needles!
No longer winter
Now it comes in springtime, too!
and summer and fall
Old and sick feared flu
They were the ones who might die
Fear now for children
What a bad virus
How can we protect ourselves?
Wash hands well, often
No one sneezed near me
Must have rubbed eyes/nose after
I touched a doorknob
What a topic, this!
H-1-N-1 writes itself
Live and breathe haiku
Oh, how sad this is.
All because of a pig (not!)
So many have died
How can we do it?
Wash hands. Soap, water. Often.
Please protect yourself
Water, green veggies
Vitamins C and D, too
And, get enough sleep!
Staying well, healthy.
This is my goal this winter.
No H-1 for me!
I should not worry.
I worry for those I love
And, those you love, too!
Time to wash my hands,
Eat well, drink enough water
And, get enough sleep.
This flu began small
Quickly it spread far and wide
Exponentially
The Politicians
Have Better Care Than The Rest
Yet They Decry It
the H1N1 or Swine Flu virus did put our country in disarray for quite sometime, it is good to know that at least it did not cause so many deaths.