"So you still warn against the vaccine shots?"
Hey folks,
YES. I do. Someone pointed this article out to me and asked me the above question. They pointed out this part of the article:
Federal health officials said Friday 11 more children have died in the past week because of the virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about half of the child deaths since September have been among teenagers.
And overall for the country, deaths from pneumonia and flu-like illnesses have passed what CDC considers an epidemic level.
then asked me this.
"So you still warn against the vaccine shots?"
The answer is YES! I do. I'm not getting it. Nor will I allow Joshua to get it. Why?
1- It really has not been tested yet. It was rushed into production, and we know from history what can happen with untested Flu Vaccines. Remember the 70s? Then I read the whole article. It's from the AP - Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer. I read this.
This new strain is different from regular winter flu because it strikes the young far more than the old, and child deaths are drawing particular attention. Eighty-six children have died of swine flu in the U.S. since it burst on the scene last spring — 43 of those deaths reported in September and early October alone, said Schuchat.
That's a startling number because in some past winters, the CDC has counted 40 or 50 child deaths for the entire flu season, she said, and no one knows how long this swine flu outbreak will last.
Also in contrast to regular winter flu, swine flu sometimes can cause a very severe viral pneumonia in otherwise healthy young adults, the World Health Organization warned.
Typically, influenza weakens people so they're vulnerable to bacterial pneumonia, especially those over age 65. But the new H1N1 can dive deeper into the lungs, in "small subsets" of patients who go into respiratory failure within days, said WHO medical officer Dr. Nikki Shindo.
OK. So 2 - If this is a NEW strain of the H1N1, does the Vaccine that has been produced actually work AGAINST it? Every year the Drug Companies have to create a NEW Flu Vaccine and they do so by guessing which strain will emerge. Basically it's like a game of Whack-a-Mole. I think he is going to pop up here and look like this, but then, sometimes he pops up somewhere else looking totally different. Hit and miss. But when we are talking about injecting the Flu INTO people with the hopes of building up their immunity to THAT particular strain, regardless of if it is THAT strain or not making rounds? Sorry. I have never been for that. If you get the Flu, there are many treatments that you can take to get well. I'd rather wait to see if I NEED to deal with it or not.
B
ut I still remember hearing the Infectious Disease Expert telling a News Show that he was more concerned with the H1N1 Vaccine than he was that actual Flu. Ditto.
Here is your CDC Official Update.
Situation Update
During the week of October 4-10, 2009, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is now widespread in 41 states. Nationwide, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness continued to increase and are now about equal to or higher than what is seen at the peak of many regular flu seasons. In addition, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths are continuing to go up and are above what is expected for this time of year.
I was looking for the State by state breakdown, I found they do not do this anymore.
Why did CDC stop reporting confirmed and probable 2009 H1N1 flu cases?
Individual case counts were kept early during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak when the 2009 H1N1 virus first emerged. As the outbreak expanded and became more widespread, individual case counts become increasingly impractical and not representative of the true extent of the outbreak. This is because only a small proportion of persons with respiratory illness are actually tested and confirmed for influenza (including 2009 H1N1) so the true benefit of keeping track of these numbers is questionable. In addition, the extensive spread of 2009 H1N1 flu within the United States made it extremely resource-intensive for states to count individual cases. On July 24, 2009, CDC discontinued reporting of individual cases of 2009 H1N1, but continued to track hospitalizations and deaths.
So folks, it really is this simple. If you CHOSE to get the new Swine Flu Shot, go for it. As for me and my own, I think we will skip it. Just be careful and do what you would to protect yourself from the regular Flu, and if you get sick, which I know all about lately, TRUST ME, do EVERYONE a favor and just stay home and do whatever the Doctors tell you.
Peter
Source:
AP - Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US
Hey folks,
YES. I do. Someone pointed this article out to me and asked me the above question. They pointed out this part of the article:Federal health officials said Friday 11 more children have died in the past week because of the virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about half of the child deaths since September have been among teenagers.
And overall for the country, deaths from pneumonia and flu-like illnesses have passed what CDC considers an epidemic level.
then asked me this.
"So you still warn against the vaccine shots?"
The answer is YES! I do. I'm not getting it. Nor will I allow Joshua to get it. Why?
1- It really has not been tested yet. It was rushed into production, and we know from history what can happen with untested Flu Vaccines. Remember the 70s? Then I read the whole article. It's from the AP - Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer. I read this.
This new strain is different from regular winter flu because it strikes the young far more than the old, and child deaths are drawing particular attention. Eighty-six children have died of swine flu in the U.S. since it burst on the scene last spring — 43 of those deaths reported in September and early October alone, said Schuchat.
That's a startling number because in some past winters, the CDC has counted 40 or 50 child deaths for the entire flu season, she said, and no one knows how long this swine flu outbreak will last.
Also in contrast to regular winter flu, swine flu sometimes can cause a very severe viral pneumonia in otherwise healthy young adults, the World Health Organization warned.
Typically, influenza weakens people so they're vulnerable to bacterial pneumonia, especially those over age 65. But the new H1N1 can dive deeper into the lungs, in "small subsets" of patients who go into respiratory failure within days, said WHO medical officer Dr. Nikki Shindo.
OK. So 2 - If this is a NEW strain of the H1N1, does the Vaccine that has been produced actually work AGAINST it? Every year the Drug Companies have to create a NEW Flu Vaccine and they do so by guessing which strain will emerge. Basically it's like a game of Whack-a-Mole. I think he is going to pop up here and look like this, but then, sometimes he pops up somewhere else looking totally different. Hit and miss. But when we are talking about injecting the Flu INTO people with the hopes of building up their immunity to THAT particular strain, regardless of if it is THAT strain or not making rounds? Sorry. I have never been for that. If you get the Flu, there are many treatments that you can take to get well. I'd rather wait to see if I NEED to deal with it or not.
B
ut I still remember hearing the Infectious Disease Expert telling a News Show that he was more concerned with the H1N1 Vaccine than he was that actual Flu. Ditto.Here is your CDC Official Update.
Situation Update
During the week of October 4-10, 2009, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is now widespread in 41 states. Nationwide, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness continued to increase and are now about equal to or higher than what is seen at the peak of many regular flu seasons. In addition, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths are continuing to go up and are above what is expected for this time of year.
I was looking for the State by state breakdown, I found they do not do this anymore.
Why did CDC stop reporting confirmed and probable 2009 H1N1 flu cases?
Individual case counts were kept early during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak when the 2009 H1N1 virus first emerged. As the outbreak expanded and became more widespread, individual case counts become increasingly impractical and not representative of the true extent of the outbreak. This is because only a small proportion of persons with respiratory illness are actually tested and confirmed for influenza (including 2009 H1N1) so the true benefit of keeping track of these numbers is questionable. In addition, the extensive spread of 2009 H1N1 flu within the United States made it extremely resource-intensive for states to count individual cases. On July 24, 2009, CDC discontinued reporting of individual cases of 2009 H1N1, but continued to track hospitalizations and deaths.
So folks, it really is this simple. If you CHOSE to get the new Swine Flu Shot, go for it. As for me and my own, I think we will skip it. Just be careful and do what you would to protect yourself from the regular Flu, and if you get sick, which I know all about lately, TRUST ME, do EVERYONE a favor and just stay home and do whatever the Doctors tell you.
Peter
Source:
AP - Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US
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