Comments on The Mom Job.: On The Band Wagon, I Will Jump: Swine Flu Vaccine

My husband and I will not be getting the H1N1 shot...

2009-11-05T16:19:26.704-06:00

My husband and I will not be getting the H1N1 shots. I also do not plan on getting them for my children either. I don't think my dog sons are in danger of getting the swine anyway.

Hey Christibear- news flash- we have kids and adul...

2009-11-04T18:27:05.194-06:00

Hey Christibear- news flash- we have kids and adults as well DYING here too- it's killing people all over the U.S. In fact in Aug./Sept. Alabama had one of- if not the- the highest reported number of cases of H1N1.
You have your opinion and decision and we have ours- but there is no reason to get rude about it and say that we are 'paranoid' for doing what we feel is best for our families.

I live in Roswell, New Mexico and we have children...

2009-11-04T18:02:19.545-06:00

I live in Roswell, New Mexico and we have children DYING here! Perfectly healthy children and teenagers are DYING from H1N1. I'd rather take the very slight chance of a side effect or miniscule chance of cancer then to be the mother whose child DIED because I was too freaking paranoid of the side effects to have them vaccinated. One child was my child's friend!

We aren't getting the H1N1 shot and most likely wi...

2009-11-04T15:01:51.323-06:00

We aren't getting the H1N1 shot and most likely will not get the regular flu shot.

1 - I've NEVER had the flu shot (I'm 39) and I've had the flu once in my life (21 years ago)
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2 - My children have only had the flu vaccine (the mercury free, not from a multi-dose vial version) once and that was last year. In the span of three months, we were visiting Tennessee, Alabama, and Disney. I was just being cautious. Yet my children are 10 and 3 and neither have had the flu.

3 - If H1N1 is different enough that it requires a separate vaccine then, to me, it requires more testing before being thrust upon the public.

4 - My nephew has leukemia yet his parents are choosing not to take the H1N1 vaccine. Their doctors are not pushing it either. (I should also note that my SIL's first cousin also has a son with autism, so they are cautious about vaccines anyway.)

5 - There's a good argument for being exposed to this original version of H1N1 before it mutates. Any natural immunity to this original version is a good thing.

6 - There is no guarantee that the current version will not mutate and thus render the current vaccine ineffective. It's a flu strain - it mutates...period. It's a miracle that it hasn't already.

I could write a book. Sorry!

Nor I or my kids will get the h1n1 vaccine. Nor wi...

2009-11-04T13:07:47.000-06:00

Nor I or my kids will get the h1n1 vaccine. Nor will we get the flu shot. here's a part of the reaon why-
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/23/woman-with-dystonia.html

This breaks my heart.

I refuse to allow Samantha to get any vaccine that...

2009-11-04T11:34:21.150-06:00

I refuse to allow Samantha to get any vaccine that hasn't been on the market for years and therefore has been time tested. Also, I've heard that this H1N1 vaccine uses fetal tissue, I don't know if it's human or not, but that really bothers/grosses me out.

In addition, some of the possible side effects of this vaccines are PERMANENT. Couldn't imagine taking that chance with my daughter's life or my own.

I'm good friends with my daughters pediatrician an...

2009-11-04T10:50:36.076-06:00

I'm good friends with my daughters pediatrician and she has convinced me that H1N1 vaccine is just as safe as the regular *emphasis "just as safe" if not more so b/c it only has 1 flu strain in it as opposed to several in the reg vac. She broke it down and went over ingredients, testing time, ect. I totally believe her. But i choose not to let myself nor Kylie have either flu vaccine. She was preemie so she is encouraged to have all kinds of 'extra' shots too, such as Cynergis- I just don't care for so many vaccines. We pick and choose which to give her. and I'm comfortable with that. Talk about high risk- I'm preggo AND asthmatic, but I feel safe without the flu vaccines.