Posted on 09/24/2009 6:58:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
<>A national survey suggests parents are confused about the risks of the virus and its vaccine.
Germ-spreading schoolchildren are expected to be the focus of a massive U.S. vaccination campaign against the novel H1N1 flu.
But if their parents are hearing the rallying cry to have their kids vaccinated, they're not buying it, says a new national survey.
In a poll of 1,678 U.S. parents conducted by the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 40% said they would get their children immunized against the H1N1 virus -- even as 54% indicated they will get their kids vaccinated against regular seasonal flu.
Among those who said they do not intend to have their kids vaccinated against H1N1, almost half -- 46% -- indicated they're not worried about their children becoming ill with the pandemic virus. Twenty percent said they do not believe the H1N1 flu is a serious disease.
There were differences along racial and ethnic lines in parents' responses, which were collected Aug. 13 to Aug. 31. More than half of Latino parents said they will bring their kids to get vaccinated against H1N1. Among white parents, 38% said they would do so. African American parents were the least inclined to vaccinate: 30% said they planned to do so.
About half of the parents who planned to take a pass on the H1N1 flu shot for their kids expressed concern about possible side effects of the vaccine.
The chatter about seasonal flu and novel H1N1 flu and the differences in their relative virulence has certainly confused parents, the survey suggests. Half of respondents said they believe that, for children, seasonal and H1N1 flu pose roughly equivalent risks.
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I’m one of those parents. I work in Big Pharma, and I’ve heard enough to say, “no way.”
Parents err on the safe side when it comes to their kids.
They obviously distrust government health officials.
What is there to be confused about? The swine flu is widespread and weak, kills those who are already ill. The vaccine is quite capable of killing more than the virus.
Completely agree. Mine will not be getting any shot either.
To many unknown factors about the virus and vaccine. I for one don’t trust this government telling me to do anything. To many radicals who want to save the planet by eliminating the people. Call me crazy, but I will always error on the side of caution when it comes to my kids.
“They obviously distrust government health officials.”
Agreed. This possible flu pandemic reminds me a little of health care reform.
Well, I don’t have any children, but for myself, I’m passing on the H1N1 vaccine. I still remember the swine flu vaccine of many years ago which killed severeal people and caused permanent injuries to others. I’ll get a regular flu shot and maybe a penumonia shot, but I trust those. I don’t trust this largely untested vaccine.
Largely untested, not to mention rushed into production. I’m sorry, but I can’t even buy tryptophan supplements in the U.S. because of an FDA ban. And I’m supposed to believe the FDA thinks this vaccine is safe? Please.
You don’t have to look very hard to find disturbing information about flu shots.
Hugh Fudenberg, MD, an immunogeneticist and biologist with nearly 850 papers published in peer review journals, has reported that if an individual had five consecutive flu shots between 1970 and 1980 (the years studied), his/her chances of getting Alzheimer’s Disease is ten times higher than if they had zero, one, or two shots.
http://www.advancedhealthplan.com/flushots.html
I just got a regular flu shot today. I think I’ll hold off on the swine flu shot, which in any case doesn’t seem to have been released yet.
If people start having sick kids and Zero tries to regulate who will and won’t get treatment, there will be a bloodbath with politicans being dragged out of their mansions and being shot in the streets, along with the the politician’s families.
In no way shape or form is anyone going to allow someone to decide if whether or not their sick kid will get treatment.
N way will I or any of my family be part of Obama’s next contrived crisis.
My opinion: The H1N1 vaccine is Obama’s way of creating a health care crisis that will be useful in pushing Obamacare on a scared public.
These idiots are saying, as they always do with vaccinations, that the un-vaccinated children will infect others. So let's say that 75% of a school gets vaccinated, that leaves 25% unvaccinated.
At the most 25% of the kids will get the flu(we all know it won't be that many). So, they act as if the children who get sick will infect others, including the vaccinated children, if that is so why bother with the vaccinations as they would be pretty useless wouldn't they?
The children do not belong to the government and this flu is mild in nature for the most part and will have no higher death rate than any other flu. 3 people in my family, including me, have had it, it lasts 3 days and is very mild.
Easy to catch, easy to get rid of.
People know the risks, they can read and study and see what has happened in the past with other flu shots.
Don't call the American people stupid, unless of course they are registered Dimwit.
African American parents were the least inclined to vaccinate: 30% said they planned to do so.
they don’t trust Obama? I guess they must be racists
Mr. Buffalojack, i believe you have hit on an enlighting point. of course obozo needs a crisis for his healtcare. Its like every where you look its “ask obozo, ask the goverment they have then answer to your need”...
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Both my kids have already had it, as have the wife and I. Mildest case of flu I’ve ever had, tho’ the wife’s was a bit worse.
Here in Austin, they’re just calling it “the flu”, downplaying to the extent it was hyped before. But they do readily admit that “the flu” is swine flu as the regular seasonal flu hasn’t hit the area yet.
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