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Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - mrthuse - 10-25-2009
Was/Isn't all the hoo-ha sort of predictable?
Life's instant now. Given that, it's difficult not to think everybody knows everything all the time We've spent billions educating a public to take responsibility for their health - ads on tv, in magazines, newspapers, all hawking this or that medication for this or that health issue - and we're surprised when they do?
Right or wrong, the current population doesn't see things the way folks did back in the days of the Salk vaccine, though the backlash seems similar. Are the fears founded? Who knows? Some forums members must remember the thalidomide horror when they were kids.
For better or for worse, all of this is expectable, no?
It's one thing to wind folks up to go looking for solutions; it's quite another preventing them from jumping to the wrong ones.
Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - Bill in NC - 10-25-2009
For most of us in the U.S. reading this who are non-pregnant adults not working in the healthcare field we remain at the end of the line for the H1N1 vaccine.
As slowly as it is trickling out, we'll probably have to wait until next March.
I did get the H1N1 vaccine administered to my kids even though that entailed waiting in line for over an hour.
Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - AAA - 10-26-2009
I do not like any product that is rushed and not tested thoroughly or tested in the wild. I get shots, but I am not keen on them.
Medical science technicians, and doctors are not infallible.
Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - Paul F. - 10-26-2009
As I have mentioned before, there HAVE been Flu vaccines that were "rushed to production", like this one was, that have had an unacceptably high rate of SERIOUS side effects that I am choosing to forgo the H1N1 vaccine (which is not even available here yet...).
I'm not suggesting (and actively laugh at) the idea that there is some nefarious purpose behind the H1N1 vaccine.
I just prefer to have vaccines that have been tested for more than a few hours before they're run off by the tens of millions and injected in the general public.
Actually, even if it were available today, it wouldn't do me any good..
I've got a degree and a half of fever, and sore throat... so I'm staying home from work until 24 hours after the fever breaks - as the CDC recommends.
Time to catch up on some reading, and email work that I won't be coming in tomorrow.
Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - Black - 10-26-2009
No vaccine for me.
Our government is full of incompetents. Our health care delivery system is full of incompetents. Why would I go out of my way to invite that incompetence into my body?
Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - Black - 10-26-2009
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1844734,CST-NWS-flu25.article
Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - guitarist - 10-26-2009
The anti vaccination movement is nuts (and it's not new, it's been around since the 19th century) parents not letting their kids get normal vaccines. Even worse, magazines and news programs giving equal time to the misinformed opinions of celebrity IDIOTS like Bill Maher, Jim Carrey, other public figures misled by junk science, preaching the false link between vaccines and autism. No matter how many times the bogus autism link is debunked, troubled parents can still be spooked into uncertainty. It's anti-science, and it's wrong. People are morons. Welcome to the dark ages 2.0
An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/ff_waronscience/
Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - sunfalcon - 10-26-2009
In in the military - have no choice. It's free and I'll take it.
I've been getting the flu shot for two decades, I don't really have any fear of this. These things have been around for a long time and the side effects are minimal.
Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - Fritz - 10-26-2009
Glenn Beck said so, it must be true
Re: Have we become a nation of conspiracy theorists? - cbelt3 - 10-26-2009
In answer to your question, yes. Inflamed by the 24/7 media and their underlying need to sell advertising.
IF I could get the shot, I would. nobody has the vaccine here in Ohio. I'm 50, asthmatic, diabetic, and have a history of pneumonia and lung damage as a result. I'm a prime candidate for it killing me. On the plus side, my grandfather survived the 1918 Spanish Flu, so genetics are in my favor.
As it stands, I'm fighting flu-like symptoms for the last four days as it is, so no vaccine until I'm better. This season is gonna suck.