Who is having the swine flu vaccine? - Page 3

bluey · Nov 5th, 2009, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bluey

If & when I get the call, I'll definitely take up the offer. The risk of serious complications of swine flu gets higher the later you are in your pregnancy & pregnant ladies with swine flu are 10 times more likely to require intensive care input than the general population.

Or could it be that a pregnant woman is 10 times more likely to be admitted to hospital "just in case"?

My MIL is a MW and has turned the jab down due to the lack of testing and the entire A&E department at her hospital have turned it down. I think it says a lot when medical professionals on the front line at risk of contracting swine flu are turning down the jab...

I am a medical professional! The information regarding the need for intensive care input is from the Department of Health.

Kota · Nov 5th, 2009, 09:46 AM

I won't be having it, personal choice but I'm just not comfortable with it.

mummy2chimps · Nov 5th, 2009, 09:59 AM

It's such a dilema, i have a c-section in just over 4 weeks and was just hoping that taking my kids out of school for a few weeks and lying low would be enough but a pregnant lady died of SF in salford last week and my ob at the Liverpool women's hospital has a pregnant patient on a ventilator with SF right now. He was totally against the vaccination before this but isn't so sure now.

Brouwer · Nov 5th, 2009, 10:06 AM

I work in an immunology laboratory and so on the whole, I have a fairly good idea how vaccines such as this work etc. If I'm offered it then I'll have it as I believe that the risks associated with contracting swine flu could be far greater than any potential risk from the vaccine itself. I use public transport daily and I work on a hospital site, so I feel that I'm at risk of getting it. There have been several people in my lab who have been off with flu recently too, which is quite worrying!

sib85 · Nov 5th, 2009, 10:41 AM

ive just come back from having the jab and i was worried that the becoz she is due any day i didnt want to put her to any risk if i was to get it after having her!

Pussycat · Nov 5th, 2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by loopdido

Nope - cos amongst other articles i have read this one! also it hasn't been tested on pregnant women before, and contains mercury!!!

This is a health alert from Dr. Russell Blaylock concerning swine flu. I've
attached a bio on his professional credentials.
--- On Fri, 7/24/09, Russell Blaylock wrote:

"No one should take the swine flu vaccine-it is one of the most dangerous vaccines ever devised. It contains an immune adjuvant called squalene (MF-59) which has been shown to cause severe autoimmune disorders such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis and Lupus. This is the vaccine adjuvant that is strongly linked to the Gulf War syndrome, which killed over 10,000 soldiers and caused a 200% increase in the fatal disease ALS (Lou Gehreg disease).

His claims about the link between squalene (which our bodies actually produce naturally anyway) and Gulf War syndrome are untrue as there is no proven link at all.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum
Seems like he's scaremongering a bit, I wonder what his agenda is seeing as his opinions seem contrary to most other doctors. His website is not very easy to read but it wouldn't surprise me if he was somehow profiting from the sale of one or more of the supplements he recommends. I'm personally always a bit wary of people like this. (Oh, found it: he's selling some "Brain Repair Formula" at just under $US100 every 30 days

. I wonder if he'll develop a special Swine Flu Immunity Boost pill very soon...)

I'm having the vaccination in a couple of weeks. Doing anything like this when you're pregnant is scary of course, but I think my chances of getting swine flu are higher than my risks of anything bad happening from the vaccination.

Belle30 · Nov 5th, 2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Pussycat

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Originally Posted by loopdido

Nope - cos amongst other articles i have read this one! also it hasn't been tested on pregnant women before, and contains mercury!!!

This is a health alert from Dr. Russell Blaylock concerning swine flu. I've
attached a bio on his professional credentials.
--- On Fri, 7/24/09, Russell Blaylock wrote:

"No one should take the swine flu vaccine-it is one of the most dangerous vaccines ever devised. It contains an immune adjuvant called squalene (MF-59) which has been shown to cause severe autoimmune disorders such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis and Lupus. This is the vaccine adjuvant that is strongly linked to the Gulf War syndrome, which killed over 10,000 soldiers and caused a 200% increase in the fatal disease ALS (Lou Gehreg disease).

His claims about the link between squalene (which our bodies actually produce naturally anyway) and Gulf War syndrome are untrue as there is no proven link at all.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum
Seems like he's scaremongering a bit, I wonder what his agenda is seeing as his opinions seem contrary to most other doctors. His website is not very easy to read but it wouldn't surprise me if he was somehow profiting from the sale of one or more of the supplements he recommends. I'm personally always a bit wary of people like this. (Oh, found it: he's selling some "Brain Repair Formula" at just under $US100 every 30 days

. I wonder if he'll develop a special Swine Flu Immunity Boost pill very soon...)

That's the type of thing I was referring to. Blaylock is a renowned self-publicist. He is not afraid to imply profiteering on the part of Novartis (manufacturer of the vaccine), but BRAIN REPAIR FORMULA??

ellie27 · Nov 5th, 2009, 11:42 AM

Nurse from my docs is just off the phone.

I can have the swine flu jab straight after my midwife appt at 11.30am tomorrow- I said OK- but am still not sure.

My mum said straight away no, my head is telling me yes, surely a vaccine is a good thing - and particularly as I am a high-school teacher and teach around 120 kids a day.........oh no!!

I am leaning more to getting it rather than not at the moment.

cutie4evr01 · Nov 5th, 2009, 12:22 PM

I had it over a week ago and all has been fine so far. Of course I'm (a little) worried about potential side effects on my baby, but I was even more worried about her catching it when she's born. Since she can't have any vaccine, then my husband and myself getting one is the best we can do to protect her. I don't have any regrets over having it.

Becyboo__x · Nov 5th, 2009, 12:33 PM

I put yes.. iv been offered it yesterday rom my midwife and i said to her im unsure what is the best thing to do and she told me id have to talk to my GP so iv had to book an appointment with him to get advice but i doubt hell give me any tbh.. but i havent had anything this far along only odd headache etc but next like 2 months anything could happen i just dont want to get it and not have the jab

but then im worried about the side effects and how my bodies going to react so cant win really x

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Nov 5th, 2009, 09:46 AM	#22
Kota Other BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: In a land down under.. Posts: 10,360	I won't be having it, personal choice but I'm just not comfortable with it.

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Nov 5th, 2009, 09:59 AM	#23
mummy2chimps Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12	It's such a dilema, i have a c-section in just over 4 weeks and was just hoping that taking my kids out of school for a few weeks and lying low would be enough but a pregnant lady died of SF in salford last week and my ob at the Liverpool women's hospital has a pregnant patient on a ventilator with SF right now. He was totally against the vaccination before this but isn't so sure now.

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Brouwer Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oxford Posts: 278	I work in an immunology laboratory and so on the whole, I have a fairly good idea how vaccines such as this work etc. If I'm offered it then I'll have it as I believe that the risks associated with contracting swine flu could be far greater than any potential risk from the vaccine itself. I use public transport daily and I work on a hospital site, so I feel that I'm at risk of getting it. There have been several people in my lab who have been off with flu recently too, which is quite worrying!

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Nov 5th, 2009, 10:41 AM	#25
sib85 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 101	ive just come back from having the jab and i was worried that the becoz she is due any day i didnt want to put her to any risk if i was to get it after having her!

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Nov 5th, 2009, 11:42 AM	#28
ellie27 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 8,703	Nurse from my docs is just off the phone. I can have the swine flu jab straight after my midwife appt at 11.30am tomorrow- I said OK- but am still not sure. My mum said straight away no, my head is telling me yes, surely a vaccine is a good thing - and particularly as I am a high-school teacher and teach around 120 kids a day.........oh no!! I am leaning more to getting it rather than not at the moment.

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Nov 5th, 2009, 12:22 PM	#29
cutie4evr01 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,238	I had it over a week ago and all has been fine so far. Of course I'm (a little) worried about potential side effects on my baby, but I was even more worried about her catching it when she's born. Since she can't have any vaccine, then my husband and myself getting one is the best we can do to protect her. I don't have any regrets over having it.

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Nov 5th, 2009, 12:33 PM	#30
Becyboo__x Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 6,544	I put yes.. iv been offered it yesterday rom my midwife and i said to her im unsure what is the best thing to do and she told me id have to talk to my GP so iv had to book an appointment with him to get advice but i doubt hell give me any tbh.. but i havent had anything this far along only odd headache etc but next like 2 months anything could happen i just dont want to get it and not have the jab but then im worried about the side effects and how my bodies going to react so cant win really x

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