LOL she fearmongers? I would call the president and mainstream media telliing us 3000x a day we need to take the vaccine fearmongering. She is just a little voice with her own opinion saying the government is wrong.
Opposing viewpoints are always good.
Since you are such the expert on the swine flu vaccine I would be very interested in seeing scientific studies proving its effectiveness. Can you supply me with some? (I am serious, I would like to see them.) You have such a strong opinion you must personally know that the vaccine is effective and where this has been proven (and that there will be no long term negative effects).
Well you are a P1. Do a literature search on vaccines and zillions of controlled trials out there. Do you notice we don't have smallpox anymore? A couple of conspiracy theorists talking about the dangers of polio vaccines and we embarrassingly still haven't eradicated that virus. Being an effective voice requires implemention of reason. This woman may be a pharmacist and may be intelligent, but it's clear that she's gaining trust of others through ignoble means. Her logic is flawed in its multiple forms and appeals to Emotional Based Medicine. Just because 1/3 of nurses in Britain according to her citation don't get the vaccine themselves, what does that really mean? Also, there's a new wave of flu cases in britain. Over 100 people died:
The UK Health Protection Agency reported a continued increase in pandemic
influenza cases, with an estimated 78,000 new cases Oct. 19-25, up from an
estimated 53,000 during the previous week. An increase was seen in all age
groups, but school-aged children and young adults continued to be most
affected. Consultation rates for ILI increased across the UK and are now
above the winter baseline thresholds in England, Scotland and Northern
Ireland. Approximately 1,200 patients were newly hospitalized over the past
week, compared to almost 900 the week before. As of Oct. 28, more than 750
patients were hospitalized in England, including 157 in intensive care.
Officials have confirmed 135 deaths across the UK - England (97), Scotland
(23), Northern Ireland (8) and Wales (7). Vaccinations against pandemic
(H1N1) 2009 influenza began Oct. 21 in certain hospitals, with the vaccine
available to general practices Oct. 26. Priority groups will receive the
vaccine first, including pregnant women, frontline health care workers,
people with chronic conditions and close contacts of people with compromised
immune systems.
As of Oct. 30; European countries have reported pandemic-related deaths:
Belgium (7); Bulgaria (2); Czech Republic (1); Finland (1); France (17);
Germany (3); Greece (3); Hungary (4); Iceland (1); Ireland (10); Italy (4);
Luxembourg (1); Malta (5); Moldova (1); the Netherlands (6); Norway (13);
Portugal (4); Russia (5); Serbia (1); Spain (54); Sweden (2); and the UK
(137).
Sure you can say there may be mysterious side effects behind the flu vaccine that may affect 1 in a million people, but imagine how many people would have died/been infected if we didn't vaccinate anyone at all?
Still bogus? hmm?
