Swine Flu Vaccines: Will Your Child Get it?
October 7, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Parenting
The Swine Flu, aka H1N1, has been definitely leaving a mark in history and finally it seems that someone is going to try to stop it. Cities around the country will be having access to the vaccine this Friday, many schools will even offer it right inside the nurse’s office.
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My question is will your son or daughter get the swine flu shot? If you did not plan on getting the shot will you allow the school to administer the shot to your child? Why or why not?
Some believe the vaccine was rushed and not adequately tested. Others just don’t trust flu shots in general and avoid them each winter like the plague.
But government officials say those concerns are irrational. H1N1 flu has hit children particularly hard — 36 youths in the U.S. had died from it through August — so they are advising parents very strongly to do what’s best for their kids and get them vaccinated.
“I think many of the concerns by parents are based on the perception that this vaccine has been rushed into production and may not be safe,” said Tom Skinner, spokesman for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“And we understand parents’ concerns — they want what is best for their children. We often tell people the best antidote for fear is information. And we ask them to really seek out sound and reliable information from sources they trust.”
Many worry about putting the virus inside their own body in the hopes of becoming immune to it. Health officials are stating that Americans should get it and that it is safe. Is it? Have they got it? I think that is one thing they always forget, by telling the American people it is fine doesn’t mean anything unless they can also state that they have done/got it. Officials are even going as far as stating, “what’s best for their kids.” OUCH! I know it is serious but how many children has this vaccine been tested on? How many adults?
They also went on to say the flu shot (flu not swine flu) does not give people the flu, even though some come down with the flu right after getting it. What’s your take on all this?
First off, it’s so typical that Fox news would report the kind of conservative crap like that the virus wasn’t safe, too new, etc. Just like they’re the ones who typically report the flu shot gives you the flu.
I have known several of their listeners who believe standard school vaccinations are dangerous.
In answer to your question, my son is a Freshman in college & therefore considered
high risk. So he will be getting a swine flu shot. Hopefully a regular flu shot, too this year,
First sentence virus = vaccine