The National Health Organization (NIH) reports that although 40% of Americans are certain they will not get the H1N1 vaccine, over half said they would. 1 This is an important, because usually only about 30% of Americans get the seasonal flu vaccine.
In a statement released by the World Health Organization today, the cases of H1N1 will continue to rise for those in the Northern Hemisphere. As Old Man Winter arrives and the temperatures begin to drop, those who contract H1N1 will be sicker and have a greater potential for possibly a fatal outcomes.
Unlike seasonal flu, over 90% of the 36,000 deaths/year in the US are people over 65 years.2 With H1N1, 90% of the fatalities are people under 65 years, children or pregnant women. There is no clear indication to why the virus appears to hit this demographic, but health care officials are strongly encouraging the vaccine in these groups.
An encouraging factor of the vaccine is it protects against the parts of the virus that is not changing or mutating. For years, researchers have studied H1N1 and discovered they cannot make certain proteins in the virus to change. This proves encouraging for those who receive the vaccine, since it can give them a great wall of protection against the virus.
According to the United Nations, the Swine flu or H1N1, “has now spread to virtually every country.”3 Millions of vaccines have been given to prevent the spread of it. The top World Health Organization’s Flu Expert, Keiji Fukuda reports the vaccines are “very safe, providing protection with no unusual side effects.”4
Even the popular TV personality and Oprah protégée, Dr Mehmet Oz received his H1N1 vaccine on his show and reports the first thing to protect yourself from flu this season is to get your annual flu vaccine.
For more information on H1N1, go to Center for Disease Control, World Health Organization, National Institute of Health, or Dr. Oz.
1. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_90157.html
2. http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/qa.htm
3. http://www.reuters.com/article/swineFlu/idUSL5685631
4. http://www.reuters.com/article/swineFlu/idUSL5685631
Comments
first off, me or anyone in my family will not be getting the h1n1 or seasonal vaccine. you can beat anything naturally. we use oregeno oil, olive leaf, beta glucan, vitamin d-4000iu and etc.. why don't people talk about the real problem with this swine flu epidemic — mrsa infection. research and you will find out that is what is killing people. person gets sick, goes to hospital, gets antiviral drugs and iv and possibly catheter. how do you think they contract mrsa? in the hospital. and why are people dying soon after getting antiviral drugs. do the math. if this mrsa bacteria supposevly lives on each of us according to experts, which i don't believe-if your immune system is high it can't. you have bacteria and fungus and virus organisms in your body and they are all oppurtunists. give one a chance and they will take control. back to the vaccine. research states that if you got the seasonal vaccine last year, you have a greater chance of getting h1n1. if this is such an epidemic, why a
Eric, your concerns are not the first time I've heard this.
As a former nurse, I saw a lot of MRSA and yes, you're right, MRSA pneumonia is the secondary infection that is killing a lot of people when they've contracted H1N1.
MRSA is a drug resistant strain of staph infection and has been on the rise due to the over use and misuse of antibiotics.
Yes, it is in the hospitals, but it's also at the grocery store, the gas station, and any place else people visit as well as sitting in the back of the nose and nasal passages for about 80% of the population.
The body is a factastic machine and usually works well when given proper fuel, but when outside factors such as bacterial and viruses come along, it sends the body and all its natural bacteria out of whack. Nasties such as MSRA who have been kept in proper check due to the body's natural immune system take the opportunity to grow and grow when the body is compromised.
Your input helped for a new article. Good health to you & yours
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