I hope the vaccines are refused. There is no logical reason for taking a vaccine that has unanswered questions about it’s safety. I will never accept a swine flu vaccine.

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As usual we see the same ill-informed comments about vaccines. The same sort of hysterical nonsense that led to people not taking up the MMR jab and kids dying of measles as a result.

The new flu vaccine is very similar to numerous previous flu vaccines – it simply contains a different variant of the flu virus. Otherwise the delivery container (made from eggs I believe)is the same as previous vaccines which have been delivered to millions of people.

As for being ‘suspicious about where the disease has mitated from’ you really need to look at the history of influenza epidemics. These things occur naturally, and transition naturally from a variety of animals, including pigs and birds.

We have the means to protect ourselves, and the responsbility to protect those most at risk – only your own paranoia is preventing you from doing so. I’ll be going for my jab as soon as it’s offered.

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Wayne,

I’ve had a number of flu jabs over the years. The vaccine changes every year as different strains come and go. I’ve never had any adverse response whatsoever, and I don’t anticipate one this year either – there is nothing fundamentally different about this vaccine than any of the others.

In fact, for most people, the swine flu is a relatively minor illness. It is, however, easily spread, so the vulnerable groups of people who might be at significant risk from it, are the people we need to protect.

If people in professions who are being offered this are refusing to take it on the basis of tabloid nonsense, then they are putting these groups at unnecessary risk. There’s a difference between caution and denial.

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Why not bother to go to ‘www.nvic.com’ thats the USA’s ‘National Vaccine Information Center’. Lots of good information to be had there and lots of pertinent questions asked.

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