Thursday, 05 November 2009

  • what you may not know ......

    can hurt you.
    Okay - if you're tired of reading about swine flu and vaccines, stop here,  move away, and carry on with your day.  However, if you're wanting to know more to be informed and wanting to be aware of what you're putting in your body, then it's still worth it to be keep reading and to inform yourself.   Many of you have made your decision already concerning the vaccine, and that's great.  I can totally respect your decision, as long as you made an informed one - learning the risks and benefits of getting it.   But here's some info you may not know, that the government/CDC/WHO/your doctor/media is not telling the public.

    How Effective is the H1N1 Vaccine, Really?

    "Specific levels of HI antibody titers post-vaccination with inactivated influenza virus vaccine have not been correlated with protection from influenza virus. In some human studies, antibody titers of 1:40 or greater have been associated with protection from influenza illness in up to 50% of subjects."

    You will find that paragraph in all the vaccine inserts.

    What that paragraph says, is that the vaccine only works in half, or less, of those individuals who attain the specified level of seroconversion after vaccination. The FDA defines seroconversion as achieving an antibody titer of 1:40.

    This means that if a vaccine was 100 percent effective at achieving this level of seroconversion, it would protect up to 50 percent of the recipients of the vaccine.

    But none of the vaccines are 100 percent effective at achieving seroconversion.

    CSL's vaccine insert, for example, (see pages 11-12), states that their H1N1 vaccine provides seroconversion for:

    • 48.7 percent of people aged 18-65
    • 34 percent for seniors, 65 and older

    That means that, at best, their vaccine works in one out of every four people! (49 percent of 50 percent).

    Which, of course, means that the vaccine does NOT work in three out of every four people…

      Is it REALLY worth it?

    Okay, so that's from Dr Mercola's site.   Some of my readers may not like his information, and that's fine too.  But he does dig a little deeper than the media or your doctor does.    This information is scary.   If you choose to take the risks of the vaccine,  it may not work at all!      If you want to inform yourself on the ingredients of the swine flu and vaccine (and the seasonal flu vaccine) here's the link to the rest of the article above:

       http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/05/Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Ingredients.aspx

    It is an interesting read.      He doesn't at all deal with the statements I keep hearing - that the amount of mercury in the vaccines is less than the mercury found in a can of tuna fish.    I'd like to hear what he has to say in response to this!    In the above article he lists the ingredients for the vaccine, and in no less than 2 of them is an ingredient listed (an adjuvant) that has been known to cause problems for unborn babies.   My hope and prayer is that NO pregnant woman has been receiving those ones.     

    Stay informed. 

Comments (4)

  • AudreyUnaL

    That last paragraph is scary (If I'm reading it correctly). I love how when you get something in your head you go full steam ahead ... that's awesome! As long as I'm on your side - it's all good! LOL!  

    Anyway, thanks again Nicole for helping me to feel at ease ... as much as one can with this hype. 
  • naphtali_deer

    Thanks, Nicole, for this info.

  • nicolevw

    @AudreyUnaL -  haha - you're funny!
    But seriously, I did a class last night and 2 out of the 5 pregnant woman received the adjuvanted vaccine recently.   I hope that they received a vaccine that does NOT have that one ingredient in it.    It just irks me that first pregnant women were told to wait for the nonadjuvanted vaccine ---- for a good reason presumably, but then everyone got all panicky and then pregnant women were told not to wait.    HUH?

  • ph03n1x1087

    Good info. I'm very effy about receiving the vaccine myself. I mean, I've been taking the flu shot all my life, but since everyone is running scared about H1N1, that vaccine is being pushed at pregnant women and children. I wish I could easily say 'no' I don't want the shot, but I don't think its going to be that easy. To be honest, I'm not that scared about this H1N1. If the vaccine doesn't even work for 3 out of 4 people than 

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