i am not a doctor, but i don’t understand what the big controversy is about the swine flu shot. why are people scared of it? why are there suddenly concerns over risks? i see things about it having the potential to cause paralysis due to a certain ingredient that is made from/out of mercury. ok that does sound scary, but…the regular seasonal flu shot has the exact same ingredients, and the exact same risk of paralysis. it says so right on the consent form you sign when you get the regular flu shot (oh wait, i’m probably the only one who actually read all of it). people who get the flu shot every year are suddenly scared of this new shot. isn’t this shot EXACTLY THE SAME but with a different dead flu virus in it? (if it turns out it’s not the same, why not? seems like the regular flu method is pretty proven and would work for any flu virus).
is this fear completely a result of news media fear mongering? are people that suggestible? why do people insist on not believing their DOCTORS when they explain the concept of flu shots?
i don’t understand NY state medical professionals opposing forced swine flu shots. why would you oppose that? you work in medicine, you know all about how these things work, and you know you are going to be exposed to this flu and probably get it. why would you risk getting it and passing it along to more people?
is this all related to some ridiculous fox news fear that the government is trying to control the population through swine flu injections? the thought of that is absolutely absurd. why are people suddenly scared of government population control under Obama, when this was more likely (tho still absurd) under Bush/Cheney? (an aside, my father told me he heard a political joke being told at work – a rerun joke, if you will, from the Bush era – one that makes NO SENSE when applied to Obama “An aid told Obama that a bomb had gone off in Afghanistan and 2 Brazillians were lost. Obama replied, “how much is a brazillian again?”…just a note to republicans, that joke only makes sense if your president is RETARDED).
i just don’t get it. i got my regular flu shot on saturday, and if i am able to i will get the swine flu shot too. i handle money that has been peed on, not to mention the chips and people who blow their nose in their hands, and the degenerate gamblers who could be on their death bed but would still come in and gamble. if swine flu gets as bad as it is estimated to, i will get sick for sure.