The shots, made by Sanofi Pasteur, were distributed across the country last month and most have already been used, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 800,000 pre-filled syringes that were recalled are for young children, ages 6 months to nearly 3 years.

Dr. Anne Schuchat, a CDC flu expert, stressed that parents don’t need to do anything or to worry if their child got one — or even two — of the recalled shots. The vaccine is safe and effective, she said.

The issue is the vaccine’s strength. Tests done before the shots were shipped showed that the vaccines were strong enough. But tests done weeks later indicated the strength had fallen slightly below required levels.

Why the potency dropped isn’t clear. “That’s the $64,000 question,” said Len Lavenda, a Sanofi Pasteur spokesman.

Young children are supposed to get two doses, spaced about a month apart. Health officials don’t think children need to get vaccinated again, even if they got two doses from the recalled lots, said Schuchat.

Swine flu vaccine has been available since early October, and since then manufacturers have released about 95 million doses for distribution in the United States.

The recalled shots were made by Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of France-based Sanofi-Aventis Group. The vaccine all tested fine when it was shipped out earlier this fall. But last week, testing of one lot showed that the potency had fallen about 12 percent below the government standard, Lavenda said.

The company found three other lots with diminished strength. It notified government health officials and did a voluntary recall, asking doctors to return any unused doses. The vaccine has been in high demand and the company doesn’t expect to see much come back, Lavenda added.

Officials with the Food and Drug Administration, the CDC and the company all said they believe the strength of the recalled doses is still high enough to protect children against the virus. No potency problem has been detected in the same vaccine packaged in other types of syringes or vials, Lavenda said. Source: MSN.com Click here to contine reading.

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She said: “There’s an internal battle. I need to work, I need to work, I need to work and I need to be home with my kids and the kids win. It’s about getting the kids up and fed, getting one to school, getting the other down for a nap, going to the grocery store, picking one up from school, getting the other one down for another nap, cooking dinner… I live my life at these two extremes. I’m either a full-time stay-at-home mom or a full-time actress.”

In 2007, Jennifer appeared in Broadway play Cyrano de Bergerac and while she enjoyed every minute of doing it, she won’t do it again because of the unsociable hours. She added to W magazine: “Theatre is hard on my family. You can’t tell your kids, ‘I’m exhausted. Wake up with someone else today.’ ” Source: Bangshowbiz.com

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Check out MSNBC’s interview with Perez Hilton About the Miss USA gay marriage question to Miss California Carrie Prejean and see her response.

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See the girls version:

Even the science team:

Yeah, yeah, I know the latest dance craze is silly. But you know what? I don’t care. By: Michael Arceneaux
If you’re accessible to anyone under five feet, you likely know about it already. Those of us glued to YouTube have certainly spotted it. But in case you’ve been living under the rock called adulthood, perhaps Nate Robinson doing it during All Star Weekend’s Slam Dunk contest has finally introduced you to the newest dance craze—“The Stanky Legg,” brought to us by the Dallas-based G-Spot Boyz.

So what exactly is the stanky legg, and what’s so cool about smelly limbs? I’m not entirely sure, but I also can’t explain why a chicken is funky, why we were all channeling our inner butterflies back in 1993, or when simply leaning back came to qualify as a dance? Click here to read more from the ROOT.

Can YOU do the “stanky leg?”

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Most of us are already on Nadya Suleman overload but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to provide a link to the newest wrinkle in the story.  It seems that ‘Octo Mom‘, who claims to have no ulterior motives, has established The Nadya Suleman Family Website for the express purpose of soliciting donations.

She has made it very easy for those who are of a benevolent nature.  The site invites you to pay by credit card via PayPal.  The website also provides an address to facilitate the shipment of gifts to the family that went from six children to fourteen on January 26, 2009.

We have no doubt that there are some kind-hearted souls who will jump on the Suleman family bandwagon.  Showing her bravado, Suleman is even soliciting comments.  Now that takes courage.  Website link here.

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What makes my stomach hurt about this is that MORE people are going to be laid off– almost 1,000 people will now be unemployed.  I can’t tell you how many people I know who are looking and can’t find jobs. Man, we are truly in a recession!

Here are the stores that will be closing:

• Ernst & Young Plaza (Citicorp Plaza), Los Angeles (135,000 square feet; 136 employees; opened in 1986).

• The Citadel, Colorado Springs, Colo. (195,000 square feet; 105 employees; opened in 1984).

• Westminster Mall, Westminster, Colo. (156,000 square feet; 110 employees; opened in 1986).

• Palm Beach Mall, West Palm Beach, Fla. (190,000 square feet; 71 employees; opened in 1979).

• Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Island of Hawaii (3,000 square feet; three employees; opened in 1983).

• Lafayette Square, Indianapolis (160,000 square feet; 84 employees; opened in 1974).

• Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center, Minn. (195,000 square feet; 72 employees; opened in 1966).

• Crestwood Mall, St. Louis (166,000 square feet; 176 employees; opened in 1969).

• Natrona Heights Plaza, Natrona Heights, Pa. (73,000 square feet; 124 employees; opened in 1956).

• Century III Furniture and Clearance, West Mifflin, Pa. (83,000 square feet; three employees; opened in 2000).

• Bellevue Center, Nashville, Tenn. (211,000 square feet; 76 employees; opened in 1990).

What a beginning to a new year, hunh?

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