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Anna wrote:

It's not the media's job to inform you of the potential side effects/health risks of the vaccine.  They sell papers.  They are not medical experts, and their reports should have nothing to do with your decision to have the shots or not.

It's your doctors' (one or more, if you need a second opinion) job to inform you of the potential risks and benefits, and they should be the source you trust and listen to.

Edit:  I'm sorry if that's a bit blunt, but it's your health: don't faff about with it, it's the most important thing.

I hear it is limited in the US because they will only use one specific method for producing vaccine that has been around for a long time.. There is another method that produces the vaccine much much faster but FDA  won't approve it yet. 

There has been some really interesting information in a few recent issues of Scientific American about swine flu  and  H1N1  in general.. Apparently they are starting to think this outbreak isn't a brand new strain but a mutation of the H1N1 that was Spanish flu in early 1900's  and also showed up again mutated  in the 1970's .  There is strong evidence that ppl who were exposed to those flus actually have some immunity to this verison of H1N1 and  many ppl who had the vaccine for it in 1970's also have some protection to this one.

I don't have an option to get the shot right now but will be able to get it later this month or early Dec.    I think my wife has already had  swine flu  last week but don't know for sure and I had a couple days where  I thought I felt something coming on then nothing..   I am wondering if being exposed to the 1970's one had any effect there? l    Will still get the shot though If my Doctor recommends it.

When I was in hospital in early September, the staff occasioonally discussed whether to get the jab, and most of them were pretty sure they wouldn't bother, as for the general population, including themselves, this was turning out to be a very mild form of flu.

It's different for people at risk, though, as you must know, Debs - we've already had deaths here in Spain. If your doctor thinks you need it, perhaps you should take his advice

Targeted?? You make it sound deliberate, Eddie  

I am a huge advocate of it and don't understand the hysteria that people have  around this.

It is like any other flu shot. Here in Australia it was in vials that the doctor drew up the dose from as the companies didn't have time to bring out single doses.
Would you have a normal flu shot every year?

Trust me, you do not want to get H1N1. Pregnant mothers have been on ventilators here in Australia and there have been deaths of the mother and child.