>>Assuming you’re not allergic to eggs, the potential side effects from the vaccine are a sore arm and a debatable one in one million risk of GBS, although as several of us hashed out in another thread, it’s not even certain there’s a causal relationship for that one case.<<
Unless one has had a previous reaction to a flu shot.
In that case, one should speak to one’s OWN physician rather than listening to the vaccine hard sellers that show up on every thread about vaccines.
Along with the “there is no reason NOT to have one” people who seem to disregard that we as responsible adults can make our own decisions based on our health history and own knowledge as to whether we want to play russian roulette with the side effects, there are MANY FReepers who have had bad reactions to flu vaccines.
This should be a personal choice between a person and his/her physician. NOT the vaccine pushers. The same ones show up on every thread.
First, the whole point of the article is to bring to light the fact that the side effects from the vaccine are NOT well-known. But evidently you’re smarter than the doctor mentioned in the article and you’ve done a lot more research than he has so you know all the side-effects.
Furthermore, there is nearly a 50 fold greater risk that you will have an adverse reaction from vaccine over the chance you’ll contract H1N1. By statistical measure, you’re better off not being vaccinated at all. So your statement that the shot is preferable by any measure directly contradicts the entire premise of the article. Did you even read the article, or did you not comprehend it contents?