Saturday, November 7, 2009

Mexican flu vaccine reality check

Yes - I much prefer the American name for the new flu.

As the vaccines are becoming available for the general population, there's still a lot of debate within the population about whether or not to actually get vaccinated. A pro and con list meant to guide you to a decision can be found at VG.no.

Below said list you can also read what a fine selection of the populus feels about the vaccine. A staggering number of people argue against vaccination due to the possibility of side-effects, e.g. from the mercury-species it contains. Sure - all the other vaccines we take also contain the same species, but that's somewhat overlooked.

The irony is that among the naysayers who whine about possible side-effects you'll find - statistically speaking - a significant number of smokers, as well as people who regularly drink moonshine or have tried recreational drugs like X, both of which have at best sketchy quality assurance protocols.

So; if you don't want to take the vaccine due to the possibility of unknown side-effects yet smoke regularly or have tried moonshine or home-made recreational drugs at some point in your life: know your role, shut your mouth and get your ass to the back of the bus.

3 comments:

  1. The VG link is interesting reading. Not the article/ list, but the comments. It seems that a relative large fraction of the people who are negative to the vaccine, have ticked off the wrong "For" or "Against" box in comments section. But I course, I trust that the people have read up enough on their medicine/ chemistry/ statistics to make an informed decision on whether to take the vaccine or not. You know, since ticking of the right box is obviously more difficult...

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