Former Vice President Walter Mondale in hospital fighting the flu

[TexasTowelie]

Source: AP

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Vice President Walter Mondale is hospitalized with the flu.

Mondale was supposed to introduce former President Jimmy Carter on Friday at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum.

Instead, Carter told the crowd that his former vice president was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Carter said Mondale had gone to the hospital for a routine check-up and was admitted after doctors discovered he had the flu.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20150306-former-vice-president-walter-mondale-in-hospital-fighting-the-flu.ece

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Mondale is 87 years old.

[femmocrat]

1. Wishing him a speedy recovery.

[MissDeeds]

2. +1

[George II]

3. I hope it's not serious - Mondale is one of the good guys from my era.

[riqster]

4. Best wishes. He is a good man.

[In_The_Wind]

5. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Telcontar]

6. Met him in Korea

He was ambassador to Japan at the time I believe.

[turbinetree]

7. LIBERAL

A real honest to goodness LIBERAL, who cared about MINNESOTAN and MINNESOTA and this country a true LEADER

[BlueStater]

8. Get well soon, Mr. Vice President.

He and Jimmy Carter have the distinction of having the longest retirement, at currently 34 years, of any President and Vice President duo in history.

[Hekate]

9. Get well soon, sir

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. How do doctors "discover" you have the flu?

I suspect he felt pretty awful.

[truthisfreedom]

11. He might have just contracted the flu.

Probably easily detectable when antibodies are building up.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. That makes sense..

I was trying to make the point that the flu isn't like diabetes, hypertension, or nascent cancer where you aren't even aware you have it.

[Jazzgirl]

14. Well it happened to me.

I am stuck in LA and have been since 12/23 because I had a respiratory incident. No diseases just my funky COPD. after I was admitted I got the new flu strain along with a new virus. The new flu strain was not part of this years package but I also didn't get the shot like usual. I knew I was sick but didn't know I'd had all the other crap until it was over. Sucks getting old.......

[24601]

17. Most of the time, diagnosis is inferred from the symptoms. Additionally the FDA has approved about

a dozen rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) that work in about 15 minutes. Tests and results are varied.

Here's the link to the CDC page: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/diagnosis/rapidlab.htm

[BumRushDaShow]

13. The flu has been awful for older folks this year

at least according to my primary doctor (who also has a specialty in geriatrics). He said this was the worst in 20+ years that he has seen at our local hospital for elderly contracting the flu.

Get well soon Mr. Mondale!!!!!

[Jazzgirl]

15. He's right!

That's what they're saying here in LA too.

[irisblue]

16. get well Mr Mondale

you deserved more then you got.

[LeftishBrit]

18. Get well soon, Mr. Mondale!

[awoke_in_2003]

19. Get well, Fritz. nt