Comments on: CDC Urges Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Vaccine

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:39:34 +0000

The vaccine itself was responsible for over 3500 miscarraiges! But the CDC refuses to track this. There are much better ways to fight the flu than getting a shot. Many of us have already been exposed to swine flu, and will be able to create our own antibodies to it. Shouldn’t we be able to be tested for immunity before we are suggested to take the shot? Oh, maybe that’s too time consuming for the CDC. Enjoy the fact that we still have a choice……for now

By: WaPo: Swine Flu Vaccine Will Contain Mercury

WaPo: Swine Flu Vaccine Will Contain Mercury — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:03:25 +0000

[...] you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Yesterday, I mentioned that some of the swine flu vaccines will be available without thimerosal, a mercury-based [...]

By: dawn

dawn — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:51:06 +0000

well i enjoyed reading all of these comments. i just found out i was pregnant and had my first doctors appt. yesterday. they asked me to take both vaccines and i was very hesitant…. my husband asked me to get the h1n1… well some of the ladies i work with are also pregnant so i asked around…. and im going to say no… this is my first child and im would rather risk getting h1n1 and knowing i hurt my own baby then even thinking about letting someone else do it….

By: The Swine Flu Vaccine and Your Family : Eco Child’s Play

The Swine Flu Vaccine and Your Family : Eco Child’s Play — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:14:09 +0000

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By: shell1215

shell1215 — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:18:22 +0000

Our town has seen a fair share of swine going around, I swear I had it in February. I never get sick and I was out for two weeks with the same symptoms. I’m still here, and my kids are fine too. I will continue to opt out of all flu, including swine, vaccinations for my children. We combat illness with regular chiropractic adjustments, elimating additives and chemicals from our diet, eating healthy, and getting plenty of rest. I will not risk neorological problems.

By: hsr0601

hsr0601 — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:29:38 +0000

A simple action like brushing teeth following each and every meal could make a big difference in our immune system,I believe.

Thank You !

By: Cate Nelson

Cate Nelson — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:10:35 +0000

It sounds like you all have thought this through well. Although I minimally vaccinate (and haven’t at all for my 16mo), because my stepdaughter is in middle school, if a thimerosal-free version were available, I’m sure we would consider it (but honestly would probably not get it). That’s for the swine flu. As for the seasonal flu, I got the vax a couple of times when I worked at a hospital, and then got sick from it. So no seasonal flu vaccine, that’s for sure.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:02:37 +0000

I should add that no one in my family will be getting a shot with thimerosal in it so we’ll definitely be looking into that as well.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:58:08 +0000

I agree that the shot is not tested and we have no idea what the long term consequences are. I am pregnant, due in Nov, and while I’ve never had a flu shot or given my 3 year old a flu shot, I am tossing the idea around for my family this year. This is largely due to keeping my newborn healthy over the winter because my 3 year old goes to preschool and brings home some fun germs that then get passed around our house. ( I wouldn’t vaccinate my newborn, of course, but maybe my husband, my 3 year old and possibly myself, after I have the baby ). My doctor has highly recommended the flu shot for me because I have an autoimmune disease and I’m pregnant but I’m praying (literally) to stay healthy because I’m really opposed to getting the shot while I’m pregnant. Like another reader said, I’m a bit between a rock and hard place. Still contemplating all the options.

By: hsr0601

hsr0601 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:16:42 +0000

Genes included in the new swine flu have been circulating undetected in pigs for at least a decade, according to researchers who have sequenced the genomes of more than 50 samples of the virus.

The findings suggest that in the future, pig populations will need to be monitored more closely for emerging influenza viruses, reported a team led by Rebecca Garten of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a report released by the journal Science.