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Is the swine flu vaccine dangerous?

November 2, 4:18 PMIndianapolis Libertarian ExaminerBrett Perry
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I saw a news report this morning saying that the swine flu vaccine production is beginning to meet demands. And I was immediately skeptical because this whole thing is nothing but Obama's way to help out his Big Pharma buddies. Just the other day we heard people are afraid to get the vaccine and how it was in short demand. This is nothing but propaganda to try and gain peoples confidence and get the vaccine that has harmed many people.

It's already been reported by many sources that the swine flu peaked before the national emergency was declared. It was put out in Europe much faster than here in the states. As I've pointed out before that is because of this bloated bureaucracy called the Federal Drug Administration. Not much is known about the vaccines side effects but you have to admit that this is all questionable, maybe I'm too skeptical. Just like every year they say there will be a shortage of regular flu vaccines and there is always leftovers. There either was never a shortage and it was all a lie to hype the demand for swine flu vaccinations or the reported increase in vaccines is a lie. This is government, we know they excel at lying and hyping up the masses using fear.

Vaccines have had adverse side effects, sometimes deadly, for years now. In 1976 the government mandated everyone get the swine flu vaccine, only half were vaccinated and more people died from the vaccine than from the flu. In Sweden more people have died from the Swine Flu vaccine, 5, than have died from actual swine flu, 2. This report talks about some of the 190 people who have suffered side effects in Sweden.

The Swedish newspaper Expressen gives personal accounts of some of the side effects that the Swedes are experiencing. Lotta Lindstrom, age 49, still feels bad a week after taking the vaccine. She had a high fever and a headache after taking the vaccine, and was forced to take a day off work. Maria Strindlund, age 27, got a severe fever and chills and was forced to take sick leave after getting vaccinated. Rebecka Anderson, 32, became “decrepit” for 2 full days following the vaccination. Five of Rebecka’s classmates also got sick from the vaccination. Jennely Ottosson, 26, was healthy before receiving the swine flu jab. Immediately after receiving the vaccination, she got a high fever that lasted 3 days and was so exhausted that she could barely walk 5 feet. At least 10 of Jennely’s co-workers also got a fever after getting vaccinated.

But that's just in Sweden right? Well it's happening in other places to. And don't think you're safe because your young and in fairly good health.

Canadians may be thinking “that’s unfortunate for the Swedes but our swine flu vaccine is safe.” Wrong. GlaxoSmithKline is the manufacturer of both the Swedish and the Canadian swine flu vaccines. The Swedish swine flu vaccine is called Pandemrix and the Canadian one is called Arepanrix, but they are actually the same vaccine with different names. Pandemrix aka Arepanrix contains squalene, thimerosal (mercury) and aluminum salts (among other goodies). As far as I know, the vaccine in Hungary, made by drug company Omnivest, is not being distributed outside of Hungary.

All of the people who have died from the swine flu vaccine so far have underlying health conditions. Wait a minute, aren’t these the same people that the mainstream press and government are urging to rush out to get the vaccine?! I think this vaccine is extremely dangerous for anybody with chronic health problems.

One thing that I find curious is that the press has said that seniors have more immunity to H1N1 than younger people because they were probably exposed to similar viruses in their lifetimes. Younger people are the ones who have less immunity to H1N1, so why are they vaccinating seniors at all? And it is mostly the seniors who are dying from the vaccine!

You may just wanna stay away from any drug GlaxoSmithKline manufacturers altogether. In 1992 they introduced the anti-depressant drug Paxil, just a few weeks ago they were ordered to pay a $2.5 million settlement to a pregnant woman who took the drug and her baby wound up being born with serious heart defects. And it's not just that isolated case, 600 cases are pending that blame Paxil for heart problems and birth defects, and the company is trying to bury the negative studies.

In 2000, GSK pulled a drug for irritable bowel syndrome, Lotronex, off the market because it was linked to severe side effects and several deaths. It had only been on the market for 8 months, and in that time had caused 4 deaths and nearly 200 serious gastrointestinal events.

In 2001, an article in Bio-Medicine links GSK’s anti-smoking medication Zyban with 5000 adverse reactions and 40 deaths.

In 2003, the Italian branch of GlaxoSmithKline faced fraud and bribery charges for providing financial incentives to physicians to favor their products.

In 2005, the drug company was forced by the FDA to put new warnings on the labels of three of their asthma medications: Advair, Serevent, and Foradil. These asthma medications all contain long-acting beta 2-adrenergic agonists (LABA), which are linked to an increased risk of severe asthma episodes and death.

Also in 2005, GSK paid over $150 million dollars in a drug pricing fraud case. It was alleged that the company was engaged in a scheme to set and maintain fraudulent and inflated prices for anti-emetic drugs Zofran and Kytril.

 In 2007 the FDA issued a warning about the GlaxoSmithKline diabetes drug Avandia. Avandia has the propensity to worsen heart failure in patients who already have significant heart failure. GSK has faced hundreds of lawsuits over Avandia. Patients who are suing GSK say that the company knew about the drug’s risk but did not warn consumers until until the FDA forced its hand.

In 2008 the Argentinian authorities started an investigation of a possible link between the deaths of 14 children and an experimental vaccine they were taking in a clinical trial run by GlaxoSmithKline.

You may wanna think twice before taking a vaccine or prescription drug made by GlaxoSmithKline, or any other company for that matter.

For the record, yes I worry about getting swine flu, I worry about my family getting swine flu, I worry about my little daughter getting swine flu. I don't wanna be sick and I don't want anyone else being sick, and I do that under one principle. No vaccines and no prescription drugs. I take just two supplements, thousands of mg's daily of Vitamin C to boost my immune system and one 5 mg pill of the hormone melatonin on those pesky sleepless nights. And I don't get sick outside of a few sneezing attacks this fall.

I've seen my father battle a double ear infection, throat infection and sinus infection this fall, my daughter battle a couple colds, my niece and youngest nephew possibly having swine flu and I have not caught any of them. Both Vitamin C and Melatonin are completely safe, melatonin is manufactured by your body and Vitamin C is manufactured in most animals except humans.

I also follow the advice of nutritionists over doctors. Nutritionists suggest taking massive doses of Vitamin C every day, 2-3,000 mg doses with each meal. Doctors will say you do not need to do that and that the 60 mg recommended daily dose is just fine. Those following the doctors dosage keep getting sick around me, I'm the only one I know following the nutritionists dosage and I do not catch these diseases. If I do I just take even more Vitamin C. Your body lets you know when you have taken to much.

According to the CDC the swine flu vaccine can only produce immunity for 25% of 6-35 month old children and 36% for 3-9 year old children. And by the end of the year the vaccination program offered up by the government will only cut the number of infected by 6%.

Take the swine flu vaccination at your own risk, but if you trust what I say then stay away from it altogether. I'd rather pay $20 for a bottle of 1,000 mg Vitamin C pills then take my chances with a risky vaccine manufactured by a company with a horrible track record.

You have the information, I can only hope you make the correct decision with it. Don't believe the government hype.

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