Comments on: My kids will get the H1N1 vaccine http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2009/10/04/my-kids-will-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/ Behind the scenes of Backwoods Home Magazine with Dave Duffy. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2009/10/04/my-kids-will-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/comment-page-1/#comment-2505 Paul Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:10:31 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DaveDuffy/?p=1048#comment-2505 I think your readers may find these three articles interesting: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/21/cbsnews_investigates/main5404829.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesSecondary http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200911/brownlee-h1n1 http://www.westonaprice.org/children/vaccinations.html If you "think" you've had swine flu, or even if your doctor "told" you did, unless you had a culture done to confirm it, the odds are you didn't have it. At least up until July of this year. After July they stopped testing people so now no one, not the CDC, you or your doctor have any clue how common H1N1 is. I guess it just makes it easier to scare people by claiming all flu symptoms are from H1N1. I think your readers may find these three articles interesting:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/21/cbsnews_investigates/main5404829.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesSecondary

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200911/brownlee-h1n1

http://www.westonaprice.org/children/vaccinations.html

If you “think” you’ve had swine flu, or even if your doctor “told” you did, unless you had a culture done to confirm it, the odds are you didn’t have it. At least up until July of this year. After July they stopped testing people so now no one, not the CDC, you or your doctor have any clue how common H1N1 is. I guess it just makes it easier to scare people by claiming all flu symptoms are from H1N1.

]]> By: Matt http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2009/10/04/my-kids-will-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/comment-page-1/#comment-2467 Matt Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:20:19 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DaveDuffy/?p=1048#comment-2467 Dave, thanks for your insights about getting the swine flu shots. Personally, I am undecided. My children are grown and will have to decide for themselves. I don't normally get seasonal flu shots and have avoided the flu the last several years. I watch my hygeine, and try to keep my immune system bolstered during flu season and/or when the stress levels seem to be higher. I am generally non-gregarious and do little socializing outside of work. I also get to work with a normally very healthy portion of the population (Soldiers) and don't get a lot of virus passed on. I do watch out for bouts of intestinal viruses which abound in my community, and have had hepatitis vaccines over the years when going into situations I expected to be exposed. I'm not anti-vaccine, but am just not a trusting person. I inherently distrust the government and the big corporations that manufacture the vaccine. Neither entity has my best interests in mind, and don't really give a flip if I personally contract swine flu. The government doesn't want to lose the taxpayers or the impact on the economy of larg amounts of people out sick, the medical corporations just want to make the money from selling the vaccine (with little or no liability if it goes bad) and medical supplies that go along with flue season. Dave, thanks for your insights about getting the swine flu shots. Personally, I am undecided. My children are grown and will have to decide for themselves. I don’t normally get seasonal flu shots and have avoided the flu the last several years. I watch my hygeine, and try to keep my immune system bolstered during flu season and/or when the stress levels seem to be higher. I am generally non-gregarious and do little socializing outside of work. I also get to work with a normally very healthy portion of the population (Soldiers) and don’t get a lot of virus passed on. I do watch out for bouts of intestinal viruses which abound in my community, and have had hepatitis vaccines over the years when going into situations I expected to be exposed. I’m not anti-vaccine, but am just not a trusting person.

I inherently distrust the government and the big corporations that manufacture the vaccine. Neither entity has my best interests in mind, and don’t really give a flip if I personally contract swine flu. The government doesn’t want to lose the taxpayers or the impact on the economy of larg amounts of people out sick, the medical corporations just want to make the money from selling the vaccine (with little or no liability if it goes bad) and medical supplies that go along with flue season.

]]> By: NaNa is Texas http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2009/10/04/my-kids-will-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/comment-page-1/#comment-2465 NaNa is Texas Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:58:27 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DaveDuffy/?p=1048#comment-2465 I heard on the news this morning that studies showed out of Mexico that the early flu "survivors" were the ones that had regularly taken the seasonal flu shots. For its worth, my husband has refused to take any seasonal flu shot. I have taken them regularly for the past ten years. He got the seasonal flu last year and was miserable with fever for a week. He was a pitiful site. I have never had a case of true "flu" with all the symptoms such as fever, etc. All that came in contact with him, children and grandchildren had their shots and he was the only one that got it. Even after the week of misery he had, he still swears he will not get either shot. Me, I'll be one of the first in line when they say it is my time and my turn. I heard on the news this morning that studies showed out of Mexico that the early flu “survivors” were the ones that had regularly taken the seasonal flu shots. For its worth, my husband has refused to take any seasonal flu shot. I have taken them regularly for the past ten years.

He got the seasonal flu last year and was miserable with fever for a week. He was a pitiful site. I have never had a case of true “flu” with all the symptoms such as fever, etc. All that came in contact with him, children and grandchildren had their shots and he was the only one that got it. Even after the week of misery he had, he still swears he will not get either shot.

Me, I’ll be one of the first in line when they say it is my time and my turn.

]]> By: Dave Duffy http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2009/10/04/my-kids-will-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/comment-page-1/#comment-2462 Dave Duffy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:19:55 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DaveDuffy/?p=1048#comment-2462 Oops! I made two errors: It should have been the word “after” and not “before,” and the date should have been “1976,” not “1967.” I’ve corrected both mistakes in the text. There was a swine flu vaccine administered in 1976 also. Maybe this is the connection. However, the CDC says those vaccinated in 1976 still need to get this new 2009 vaccine to be protected against this new strain of swine flu: This is from their site:(http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/public/vaccination_qa_pub.htm) “Do those that have been previously vaccinated against the 1976 swine influenza need to get vaccinated against the 2009 H1N1 influenza? The 1976 swine flu virus and the 2009 H1N1 virus are different enough that its unlikely a person vaccinated in 1976 will have full protection from the 2009 H1N1. People vaccinated in 1976 should still be given the 2009 H1N1 vaccine.” Oops! I made two errors: It should have been the word “after” and not “before,” and the date should have been “1976,” not “1967.” I’ve corrected both mistakes in the text.

There was a swine flu vaccine administered in 1976 also. Maybe this is the connection. However, the CDC says those vaccinated in 1976 still need to get this new 2009 vaccine to be protected against this new strain of swine flu: This is from their site:(http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/public/vaccination_qa_pub.htm)

“Do those that have been previously vaccinated against the 1976 swine influenza need to get vaccinated against the 2009 H1N1 influenza?

The 1976 swine flu virus and the 2009 H1N1 virus are different enough that its unlikely a person vaccinated in 1976 will have full protection from the 2009 H1N1. People vaccinated in 1976 should still be given the 2009 H1N1 vaccine.”

]]> By: David http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/BehindTheScenes/2009/10/04/my-kids-will-get-the-h1n1-vaccine/comment-page-1/#comment-2461 David Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:26:14 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/DaveDuffy/?p=1048#comment-2461 "Swine flu attacks .... people born before 1967 far more often than it attacks older people" I am confused. Born before 1967 would mean anyone older than 42 qualify as higher risk, but older people are apparently have lesser risk. Anyone know why this 42 YOA to mid 60's age group has a higher risk factor? This is the first I have heard of it. TIA “Swine flu attacks …. people born before 1967 far more often than it attacks older people” I am confused. Born before 1967 would mean anyone older than 42 qualify as higher risk, but older people are apparently have lesser risk. Anyone know why this 42 YOA to mid 60′s age group has a higher risk factor? This is the first I have heard of it. TIA

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