So Clive and I went as doctors for Hallowe’en this year. I got up early and sewed some doctor’s masks to go with the thrift store lab coats I got for $2 each earlier in the week.
My name tag was Mass Hysteria, MD and Clive’s was Big Pharm, MD.
Which pretty much sums up my thoughts on the swine flu and its vaccination.
I’ve been asked by a few people to write about my thoughts on the topic. Those of you who are my friend on facebook have probably been inundated with my links about the topic- so much so that you may have “hidden” me so you don’t have to hear about it anymore.
My feelings are strong, and I have a very hard time staying calm when I think about this topic, especially concerning the people I care about in my life and who are thinking about, or have already gotten this vaccination.
I haven’t spoken about it much here because I don’t like vaccination debates, but we haven’t vaccinated Ash against anything and we don’t intend to. I’ve been vaccinated like crazy because of my travels (especially because of travelling to West Africa) and didn’t think twice about it at the time because I didn’t even know vaccinations were controversial.
So, what do I think about H1N1? Pretty much the same thing as my friends Ashley and Jen.
I think: It’s the fucking FLU. THE FLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.
Also: this vaccination is fucking dirty. DIRTY. DIRRRTTTYYYY! Mercury! Formaldehyde (not that that’s anything new)! Both toxic! Mercury poisoning can result in autism-like behaviour! And you’re INJECTING IT RIGHT INTO YOUR VEINS!!!!
One more thing: THE MEDIA IS CONTROLLING YOUR MINDS. It’s a fucking hayday out there in media-land for swine flu stories. They’re making lots and lots of money off of this, and you’re all lapping it up and you probably don’t even see it.
Okay, okay. My heart is literally beating faster and faster (as you may be able to tell by all the capital letters)
Some of the things I want to point out:
H1N1 is NOT more deadly than the regular flu, so please stop thinking it is.
(Source: The Globe and Mail)
There was a long-running assumption that a pandemic strain of influenza would be more deadly than seasonal flu. So far, H1N1 is not proving more deadly. If anything, it will probably be less lethal than a seasonal flu. But remember, a run-of-the-mill seasonal flu kills an estimated 4,000 to 8,000 Canadians each year.
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They are recommending that if you get the swine flu, stay at home. WHY would I vaccinate against something so mild that I don’t even have to go to a doctor about?
(Source: CBC)
If your symptoms are mild, a trip to the emergency room will only have you put people at risk of catching the virus and expose you to other illnesses. The best thing to do if you have swine flu is to stay home, treat the symptoms and avoid infecting others. If you have risk factors or other medical problems then it’s best you see a doctor right away.
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The vaccination you’re thinking about getting, or have gotten has formaldehyde and mercury in it. The other one without these things is NOT AVAILABLE YET.
(Source: Health Canada)
Antigen suspension vial: Thimerosal, sodium chloride, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium chloride, water for injections. The drug substance contains trace residual amounts of egg proteins, formaldehyde, sodium deoxycholate and sucrose.
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Mercury is dangerous.
(Source: vran.org)
“The most likely sources of the mercury are maternal dental fillings, maternal fish consumption, consumer products (eye drops, nasal sprays, others), Rho-gam shot, Influenza vaccine during pregnancy, and childhood vaccines. The increase in autism appears to correlate with the increased use of vaccinations. In children who are fully vaccinated, by the sixth month of life they have received more mercury from vaccines than recommended by the EPA. There are many similarities in symptoms between mercury toxicity and autism, including social deficits, language deficits, repetitive behaviors, sensory abnormalities, cognition deficits, movement disorders, and behavioral problems. There are also similarities in physical symptoms, including biochemical, gastrointestinal, muscle tone, eurochemistry, neurophysiology, EEG measurements, and immune system/autoimmunity.” (quoted from notes (part 3), taken at the recent DAN! – Defeat Autism Now Conference – Oct./01)
The devastating effects of mercury poisoning are well documented and have been known since the 1930’s. To protect their unborn infants from mercury poisoning, pregnant women are advised against eating shellfish and other species of fish contaminated with high levels of mercury and are cautioned about the risks of mercury containing dental amalgam fillings, yet health officials encourage pregnant women to receive flu vaccine injections which contain thimerosal, a mercury compound that can cross the placenta and affect the growing fetus.
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Of all the ways I could die, dying from H1N1 is not a concern of mine. Look at all the people who are dying of cancer (let me remind you again to be careful with what you’re exposing your body to, whether it’s food or drugs or skin care or plastics, all which can be cancer causing). I have a better chance of being hit by a car than I do dying from H1N1, and I don’t stress about it every day, and the media isn’t running story after story after story about how to be careful when crossing the street.
(Source: Statistics Canada)
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This is all going to be over soon and then you’re going to have t-shirts that say, “I survived the swine flu 2009″ because it’s not actually that big of a deal.
(Source: The Globe and Mail)
With H1N1, the flu season started early, so it will probably end early – the flu will likely have spread all over the country by Christmas. What happens after Christmas remains unclear, but likely the strains of seasonal flu will start to spread more aggressively.
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The immediate side effects scare me.
A little boy at Ash’s daycare was vaccinated and spent the next day on a cot, crying, totaly miserable. A woman that I work with takes care of a little girl who was vaccinated and her side effect was huge open sores appearing on and around her crotch. Far beyond a typical diaper rash: seriously bad stuff happening there.
Other possible side effects?
(Source: Suite101)
Headache
Fatigue for several days after
Fever
Muscle aches
Nausea
Redness, soreness, swelling or tenderness near injection site
Fainting (mainly with teens)
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Listen, if this shit is happening with adults, what the FUCK is it doing to your little fetus growing inside of your body, exposed to every good and bad thing that you put in your body? With such rapid growth happening, how can you POSSIBLY think that something so strong isn’t going to have some kind of effect?! Seriously?! Getting this vax while pregnant is one of the STUPIDEST things I have EVER, EVER heard. I hope your baby is okay, seriously.
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Here’s the big one: Doctors are not gods. Lots of people are saying, “but if it’s not safe, why would my doctor tell me to get it?” They ALSO told people to get the swine flu vaccination in 1976 and more people died FROM THE VACCINATION than they did the flu! They also told pregnant women that it was safe to take a particular anti-nausea drug until they realized it was causing severe deformities! They used to x-ray pregnant women until, whoopsie! sorry! that causes damage too! They also used to knock women out while she was in labour and tie her down to “help” her give birth only a few decades ago. Everyone trusted THOSE doctors too, but they have all made some pretty big fucking mistakes- especially mistakes that have been funded by huge drug companies. Do not trust everything your doctor says.
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Here it is: you couldn’t pay me enough money to vaccinate myself, my kid, my husband, anyone against H1N1. If we get sick, we’ll be fine. We’re healthy. I’m still nursing Ash. We’ll stay in bed and recover. The flu always sucks, but an unknown, relatively untested vaccination like this one with more media coverage than what’s good for it is much, much worse in my books.
I agree 3000%!
