Comments on: H1N1 – What Will You Do?

By: Another Mommy

Another Mommy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:39:27 +0000

Let’s keep in perspective the number of reactions from the vaccine with the number administered….millions of shots were given out and still only a hand full of reactions were reported. Most of them were mild with a few bad ones. And the ones that were bad were mostly anaphalaxys…meaning they were allergic…which means it is not the fault of the vaccine….it is like blaming peanuts for someone’s allergy to them.
As for thimerisol, it is found in contact solution which millions of people use everyday.
I looked into this vaccine for a long time before making my decision and ended up getting it. It is the same vaccine they have been giving out every year for the last ten years for the seasonal flu only made with the h1n1 virus. The virus in the seasonal flu changes every year as does the strain of flu circulating. Next year the seasonal flu shot will contain the h1n1 virus along with other strains that may be circulating.
In my opinion, all this fear mongering in the media has scared us more of the wrong thing, the cure. The flu is a really bad one with a simple solution that we use every year. And because of the media we are scared of a shot that has been used for over ten years now.
It is a personal choice though to vaccinate or not to. But I do think that people who get sick should be held accountable if they go out in public and infect others. You don’t know that the person in line at the grocery store that you infect doesn’t have an immuno compramised loved one at home that they will inturn inffect. This flu can be deadly to many so people who chose not to vaccinate should be ready to stay home until they are well again. Everyone should respect other’s worries too. You may think the h1n1 flu is nothing to worry about but it may be a huge worry for others. Please respect others feeling and health and stay home if you are sick. Good luck to all.

By: Brownesy

Brownesy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:21:50 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. My husband and I have chosen not to vaccinate ourselves and 17-month old son. I feel like a freak who is putting my son’s life in danger when I talk about this with other parents. I do not want to make this sort of decision based on fear or pressure (even from our doctor) brought on by the media. I am not comfortable with how quickly the vaccine was developed and that no testing has been done on very young children. Recently a batch of the vaccine caused life-threatening reactions in several people and this is precisely why we made the decision we did.

I’m so glad I came across your site, it’s right up my alley!

By: Josee

Josee — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:38:37 +0000

We decided to get vaccinated.
Even afterward I am still wondering if we did the right thing.
Dawn if you do, Dawn if you don’t

By: Kira

Kira — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:39:25 +0000

First, I read your blog often and find it full of great information for parents that love to use more natural organic products, but don’t have the time to do all of the research, so thank you!

Second, to answer a few of your questions on H1N1…
-The mercury in vaccines is used not so much so that manufactures can mass produce, but as a safety mechanism as it has a hand in purifying the vaccines and preventing germs to grow in the vaccine itself. There are however, mercury free H1N1 doses, like there are for the seasonal flu shot, but unfortunatelly they are also much harder to come by.
-As far as immunity to H1N1 goes, if someone were to be diagnosed with H1N1 they would not need to get the vaccine this year, as it would provide immunity. That said, as with the seasonal flu, it is something that we would most likely need to get a booster shot of each year.
-As far as Tamiflu is concerned,it will help with the influenza related symptoms, but will not create any immunity.

Hope this helps.

By: Roby Mitchell M.D.

Roby Mitchell M.D. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:44:23 +0000

The safety of the vaccine is not so much a concern as the flawed paradigm that promotes it. You’re being told to vaccinate your child against a virus that a competent immune system would protect against. This is in lieu of promoting the actions that would boost the child’s immune system against a wide variety of germs. if you choose the vaccine model,that extrapolates into needing a new vaccine for every new virus that pops up. Makes more sense to gird the immune system to handle any of these weak viruses. Vaccines make your child a dependent.

By: Kyla

Kyla — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:01:55 +0000

Thanks for this article. I have chosen to not vaccinate at this time. I do not want to rely on a multiple of flu shots each year. I would rather strengthen our immune systems through a well balanced, chemical free, organic diet and supplements where needed. I would love to see the answers to your questions posted on the Canadian Government flu website. It seems to me even the questions are filtered to be pro-vaccine.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:18:50 +0000

I can only give you some information I have found on the thimerosal. As far as I understand there is way less mercury in the vaccine as there is in a can of tuna. Also the thimerosal has been studied (in 1999 because of the Autism causing fears) and it has been found to be excreted from the body faster then the type of mercury found in a can of tuna. Aparently infants excrete the mercury in the vaccines in 3.7 days whereas the type of mercury found in fish can linger in the body for 44 days.

We chose to vaccinate our three children.