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Swine Flu Vaccine Dangers? Over Half Say They'll Take Shot Instead of Risk the Flu
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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
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