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Is the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Safe?
Web MD ^ | Oct 20, 2009 | Daniel J. DeNoon

Posted on 10/20/2009 8:51:41 AM PDT by Ben Mugged

What do we really know about the 2009 H1N1 swine flu vaccine? What do we really not know?

Questions about the safety of the vaccine persist. Surf the Internet or flip through TV stations and you'll encounter a multitude of myths and a whole lot of hype.

What are the facts? Straightforward answers follow these questions:

Is the 2009 H1N1 swine flu vaccine safe?

Isn't the 2009 H1N1 swine flu vaccine too new to trust?

Why should I believe what government scientists say about swine flu?

Doesn't the H1N1 swine flu vaccine contain thimerosal?

The 1976 swine flu vaccine wasn't safe. Why should I trust this one?

We don't really know what drugmakers are putting in the swine flu vaccine, do we?

Is the 2009 H1N1 swine flu vaccine safe? The hype: Don't worry, the swine flu vaccine is perfectly safe for everyone.

The myth: Don't take it: We have no way of knowing whether the swine flu vaccine is safe.

The facts: No vaccine is 100% safe for everyone. People with allergies to eggs, for example, can't take flu vaccines because eggs are involved in the manufacturing process.

And flu vaccines cause mild but common reactions. About one in three people get a sore arm from the shot, some with a little redness or even swelling. Some 10% to 15% of people feel tired or get a headache; some may even run a low fever.

And vaccines can trigger rare but serious reactions, even among people with no apparent allergies or sensitivities.

So if vaccines aren't 100% safe, why risk them?

(Excerpt) Read more at webmd.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: flu; h1n1; influenza; safe; swineflu; vaccine
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WebMD is an excellent source. Each person needs to make up their own mind but I for one will take the shot.
1 posted on 10/20/2009 8:51:42 AM PDT by Ben Mugged
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To: Ben Mugged

My wife is a clinical pharmacist and is getting both the regular flu shot and H1N1.

I just got my regular flu shot 10 minutes ago.

They are both safe.


2 posted on 10/20/2009 8:54:46 AM PDT by TSgt (I long for Norman Rockwell's America.)
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To: MikeWUSAF

I’ll pass.


3 posted on 10/20/2009 8:56:16 AM PDT by Nephi ( Bush legacy: "I had to sacrifice free market principles to save the free market.")
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To: Ben Mugged

I made the decision, not to take the shot....................now it is irrelevant, I just had H1N1.


4 posted on 10/20/2009 8:56:20 AM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: MikeWUSAF
My husband and I are passing on both.

I know this doesn't apply to today's flus or flu vaccines, but about 8 years ago I got the seasonal flu shot. A few days or a week later, I came down with the worst flu of my life... I could barely get out of bed for days. I have no idea if if I "caught the flu" from the flu shot or if the vaccine just didn't do the trick...

5 posted on 10/20/2009 9:00:14 AM PDT by nutmeg (Obamunism is destroying America)
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To: Ben Mugged

Under normal circumstances, I would not be concerned and I would get the vaccination without worry.

However, I trust absolutely NOTHING that comes from the Obama administration, period.

Their incompetence and total lack of integrity has set new records...... all bad.

Although in a much different context,Reagan once said, “Trust, but verify”.

With Obama and his tribe, I say, “Trust absolutely nothing from that bastard”.


6 posted on 10/20/2009 9:01:13 AM PDT by Gator113 (Obamba, Reid, Pelosi, the socialist triad.)
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To: Ben Mugged

They aint stickin that needle in MY H1N1.


7 posted on 10/20/2009 9:04:09 AM PDT by Dewey Revoltnow (We should stop comparing Obama to Hitler. At least Hitler got the Olympics to come to Berlin)
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To: Gator113

I’m with you...100%.


8 posted on 10/20/2009 9:04:22 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: Nephi

Same here. Instead, I’m boosting my immune system to help prevent flu or swine flu, or anything else that comes along. I don’t remember the last time I was sick.


9 posted on 10/20/2009 9:08:20 AM PDT by My hearts in London - Everett (So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.)
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To: Ben Mugged

I wonder why the Obama daughters did not take the vaccine????
Does O know something we don’t know?


10 posted on 10/20/2009 9:08:40 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie mmm mmm mmm)
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To: mom4melody
Agree too... although I have this caveat:

If it can be shown that there is more vaccine going to liberals and commie-enabling -12bama voters, then I'll consider getting in line.

11 posted on 10/20/2009 9:10:59 AM PDT by C210N (A patriot for a Conservative Renaissance!)
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To: Ben Mugged

I asked my physician why the FDA did not approve the swine flu vaccine. He told me they did approve it. I checked. He was right. It was approved after they waived all of the qualification testing.
This is as hoaky as it gets. Next question: Why were the qual tests waived?


12 posted on 10/20/2009 9:38:33 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Obama, the naturalized President.)
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To: Ben Mugged

bfl


13 posted on 10/20/2009 9:50:39 AM PDT by txmissy
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To: nutmeg
It takes up to two weeks to develop effective immumity after a flu shot (PDF from CDC). If you got the flu within a week of getting the shot, you definitely got it the old fashioned way. The vaccination just hadn't taken root yet. Also possible you caught a strain that wasn't on that year's seasonal dance card. You can't really get the flu from a flu shot, though, since it doesn't contain viruses. Just little bits and pieces of them.
14 posted on 10/20/2009 9:51:36 AM PDT by Caesar Soze
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To: MikeWUSAF

wrong, man you drank the koolaid didn’t you ...


15 posted on 10/20/2009 9:54:15 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: MikeWUSAF

16 posted on 10/20/2009 9:55:46 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: Scythian; MikeWUSAF
No I don't think Mike is drinking Koolaid. Some decisions are made using research and information and others are made on faith and even others on knee jerk reactions. Criticizing decisions not in agreement with your philosophy is best using logic and truth not with schoolyard taunts.

Grow up.

17 posted on 10/20/2009 10:01:09 AM PDT by Ben Mugged (Unions are the storm troopers of socialism.)
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To: Caesar Soze
Thanks for that info in #14. My memory is hazy whether it took days, a week or two weeks or more between my flu shot and when I actually came down with flu symptoms. I realize I could have caught it the old fashioned way...

So far, I'm going to take my chances with this year's seasonal flu and H1N1. I don't plan to get either vaccine...

18 posted on 10/20/2009 10:03:16 AM PDT by nutmeg (Obamunism is destroying America)
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To: Ben Mugged

You mean like his claim that both are safe? The H1N1 that was supposedly tested via a mock vaccine and some that will be made in china, I grew up along time ago, that’s why I no longer drink koolaid ...


19 posted on 10/20/2009 10:04:52 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: BuffaloJack

The testing will be done on the general population, that’s all.


20 posted on 10/20/2009 10:06:38 AM PDT by tired1 (When the Devil eats you there's only one way out.)
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