H1N1 Vaccine is being ignored by at least 55 percent of Americans , page 1
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Topic started on 10-12-2009 @ 04:05 AM by Antoniastar
Interesting how the following editorial appears to contradict itself. On one hand it's saying that, because of Internet rumors, an excess or 55 percent of Americans are giving the H1N1 vaccine the cold shoulder and other the other hand it's saying that "educated adults" would not entertain the idea of consulting a blogger for "guidance on vaccines".

Apparently there are a good percentage of American adults doing just that. And my guess is that those adults are educated.

Oh and Jenny McCarthy isn't the only "anti-vaccine zealot". That describes me to a 'T'. I'll pass, thank you.

You know what this means right? Those that oppose the H1N1 vaccine will be/are counted as the enemy because, the way the powers that be see it, we will be/are contributing to agitating the current "pandemic".


A contagion of complacency is threatening to undermine the fight to contain the H1N1 influenza pandemic. The vaccine is the single most potent weapon against this dangerous pathogen, which is causing serious illness in children, young adults and pregnant women in Minnesota and elsewhere. Yet polls consistently show that Americans, who once clamored to get the shot, are recklessly putting their lives or their children's at risk by not getting the shot as the vaccine becomes more widely available. According to a recent CNN poll, more than half of American adults -- 55 percent -- said they do not plan to get the H1N1 shot.



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reply posted on 10-12-2009 @ 08:30 AM by marg6043
reply to post by Mountainmeg



I see your concern and I am glad you have an expert to help you with your decision.

Until this day I am only aware of one person that is actually infected with the swine flu in my neck of woods, a co-worker of my daughter in the bank she works, she didn't took the vaccine and neither of the adults in her family but she took her two daughters and have them take the swine flu mist, one week later she and her family became ill with the flu, but very interesting she was out of work for only two days and she is back at work, the swine flu wasn't severe enough or as hard as the seasonal flu in her words.


reply posted on 2-1-2011 @ 07:43 AM by GogoVicMorrow
reply to post by Sinnthia



Same with me. I haven't had a flu shot since I was 10 or so and Have only had the flu a few times in my life. Actually the last time I can recall being really sick with the flu was when I was very young.


reply posted on 19-1-2011 @ 09:32 PM by punctual
reply to post by thoughtsfull



I am very much against vaccines....I always have figured that my body is strong enough to take care of itself....if there is a foreign disease invading, my body should be right on top of it fighting it and developing an immunity.

Problem is, in our over-medicated society we as a whole haven't allowed our bodies to fix themselves....we take medicines when we should be letting our bodies take care of themselves.
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