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Originally Posted by chilliwilli
Correct me if i'm wrong Doc...but my understanding is that on average (in the US), it takes a little over a decade for a drug to move from preclinical development to the marketplace. I read somewhere recently that the vaccine ingredients have yet to be approved by the FDA...it seems to me that there's a push to blindly vaccinate the public in the face of any outbreak, regardless of the health risk of the vaccines themselves. H1N1 vaccine contains mercury (thiomersal) amongst others i'm not too comfortable with.
In NY state, there's currently a legal issue broiling between healthcare workers and medical establishments requiring that staff be vaccinated.
I have numerous friends & family members in the medical field who aren't too enthused about the vaccine either. For me personally, there's just far too much evidence of past vaccines and their ingredients that led to future health issues: H151's ingredients; Gulf War Syndrome-anthrax vaccine to name a few.
No thanks...gonna pass. Call me paranoid if you wish but nothing wrong with a healthy dose of paranoia in today's world.
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Every year different flu strains are evaluated as a potential for spread in the coming flu season. It is basically an educated guess as to what dormant virus is used in the vaccination for the coming year. So every year the vaccine changes using the exact same manufacturing process. The H1N1 strain is just that...Another strain of the flu which has mutated. The common flu vaccine does not include the H1N1 vaccine which is why there are two this time around. Viruses mutate which means we are always trying to stay ahead of the process to come up with effective vaccinations.
I've already had the nasal H1N1 because I do a lot of work in Clinics and I happen to have an in with a provider group who was one of the early ones to get the first wave of H1N1 supply. I'm holding out for the injectable vaccination for my wife and son because I'm only a little hesitant to give my son the weakened live virus and so I'm opting for the injectable version which has a dead virus. My who family and as many friends I can convince are being vaccinated. I have 17 years in the Laboratory business and I have access to 100's of providers most of whom believe in vaccinations as a way to contain the spread of various viruses.