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Talk of CNN: Commuter Crash, Smallpox
Aired January 13, 2003 - 05:44 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Turning now to the talk of CNN, a man who says he could have been at death's door is the buzz in the Granite State this morning. Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier of the WOKQ Waking Crew in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire, on the phone with us this morning -- good morning.
MARK ERICSON, WOKQ WAKING CREW, PORTSMOUTH AND MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Good morning -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Oh, talk about by the grace of God.
ERICSON: It's a -- it's a lucky break, and you know maybe the next time you lose your luggage you won't get so upset about it.
COSTELLO: Tell us what happened, he was going to get on that North Carolina flight that crashed, right?
ERICSON: Yes, actually his name is Chris Candy (ph). He's a retired state liquor inspector and he lives in North Conway. And he was supposed to be on that commuter plane that crashed Wednesday in North Carolina. He changed planes at the last minute because a ticket agent told him that his checked bags couldn't make it on the flight. And he, being a smart traveler, didn't want to get separated too far from his bags.
COSTELLO: Oh, I just can't even imagine what he must be feeling now.
ERICSON: Well he actually didn't even learn about the crash until he got to the Charlotte airport and waited to catch that later flight. And we should note, Carol, that he and his wife, Joanne (ph), are in the process of relocating to North Carolina. And he did offer his sympathies to the families of all 21 on board that plane.
COSTELLO: Well that was nice, and we're glad for him at least.
ERICSON: Indeed.
COSTELLO: Yes. Hey, what else is happening in your neck of the woods?
ERICSON: Well, you know terrorism comes home to New Hampshire. The state's getting ready and we're told that the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta will be delivering the vaccine this week. But New Hampshire will begin the first stage of smallpox vaccinations first week of next month.
COSTELLO: I know a lot of hospital workers across the country have refused to take the vaccinations, similar story up there?
ERICSON: Well so far we haven't gotten close enough to this for anyone to start making an uproar about it. There is certainly some concern, as we know, that there's possible side effects from this, although the president took the vaccination and he's doing fine.
COSTELLO: Yes. Eventually, of course, it will be available to all of us, but not for a year or two. Do you think that most people will go ahead and take the vaccine?
ERICSON: Well I think hospital...
DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ WAKING CREW, PORTSMOUTH AND MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: I won't.
ERICSON: Danielle says she won't.
CARRIER: No, I won't.
ERICSON: But Danielle wouldn't even take a flu shot.
CARRIER: No.
COSTELLO: Jeez.
CARRIER: Keep the needles away, I'm all set.
COSTELLO: That is extreme. But a lot of people are afraid of this because you know you could die for it, although it would be rare.
ERICSON: Right. Right. And certainly hospital workers and public health officials and critical mission personnel, I guess is how they're terming it, will be first on the list for this. And as far as the hospital workers go, we'll see how they feel about it when the time actually comes.
COSTELLO: All right. Many thanks to you guys, very interesting as usual.
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Aired January 13, 2003 - 05:44 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Turning now to the talk of CNN, a man who says he could have been at death's door is the buzz in the Granite State this morning. Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier of the WOKQ Waking Crew in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire, on the phone with us this morning -- good morning.
MARK ERICSON, WOKQ WAKING CREW, PORTSMOUTH AND MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Good morning -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Oh, talk about by the grace of God.
ERICSON: It's a -- it's a lucky break, and you know maybe the next time you lose your luggage you won't get so upset about it.
COSTELLO: Tell us what happened, he was going to get on that North Carolina flight that crashed, right?
ERICSON: Yes, actually his name is Chris Candy (ph). He's a retired state liquor inspector and he lives in North Conway. And he was supposed to be on that commuter plane that crashed Wednesday in North Carolina. He changed planes at the last minute because a ticket agent told him that his checked bags couldn't make it on the flight. And he, being a smart traveler, didn't want to get separated too far from his bags.
COSTELLO: Oh, I just can't even imagine what he must be feeling now.
ERICSON: Well he actually didn't even learn about the crash until he got to the Charlotte airport and waited to catch that later flight. And we should note, Carol, that he and his wife, Joanne (ph), are in the process of relocating to North Carolina. And he did offer his sympathies to the families of all 21 on board that plane.
COSTELLO: Well that was nice, and we're glad for him at least.
ERICSON: Indeed.
COSTELLO: Yes. Hey, what else is happening in your neck of the woods?
ERICSON: Well, you know terrorism comes home to New Hampshire. The state's getting ready and we're told that the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta will be delivering the vaccine this week. But New Hampshire will begin the first stage of smallpox vaccinations first week of next month.
COSTELLO: I know a lot of hospital workers across the country have refused to take the vaccinations, similar story up there?
ERICSON: Well so far we haven't gotten close enough to this for anyone to start making an uproar about it. There is certainly some concern, as we know, that there's possible side effects from this, although the president took the vaccination and he's doing fine.
COSTELLO: Yes. Eventually, of course, it will be available to all of us, but not for a year or two. Do you think that most people will go ahead and take the vaccine?
ERICSON: Well I think hospital...
DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ WAKING CREW, PORTSMOUTH AND MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: I won't.
ERICSON: Danielle says she won't.
CARRIER: No, I won't.
ERICSON: But Danielle wouldn't even take a flu shot.
CARRIER: No.
COSTELLO: Jeez.
CARRIER: Keep the needles away, I'm all set.
COSTELLO: That is extreme. But a lot of people are afraid of this because you know you could die for it, although it would be rare.
ERICSON: Right. Right. And certainly hospital workers and public health officials and critical mission personnel, I guess is how they're terming it, will be first on the list for this. And as far as the hospital workers go, we'll see how they feel about it when the time actually comes.
COSTELLO: All right. Many thanks to you guys, very interesting as usual.
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