Time for another swine flu vaccine debacle?

Time for another swine flu vaccine debacle?


Written by CANDACE TALMADGE

Thursday, 03 September 2009 16:26

Like the coach said, it’s déjà vu all over again. We are charging full speed off the panic cliff one more time.

There’s another round of something called swine flu (this time, AH1N1), just like in the mid 1970s. And just like 33 years ago, there’s a huge government rush to whip out a vaccine and a full-court media frenzy to get everyone and his dog immunized.

Let’s all take a breather and recall some history. The first mass U.S. vaccination in 1976 was a total fiasco. Some 40 million took shots against a pandemic that never materialized. At least 25 died as a result of the vaccinations and 500 developed paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome. Lawsuits flew everywhere.

Is there any reason to believe it will be any different this time? Yes. Under the 2006 Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, the U.S. government, in declaring an AH1N1 pandemic, has granted near total immunity to all vaccine makers. Those who are harmed or whose children or loved ones die as a result of the AH1N1 vaccine have no legal recourse whatsoever.
MORE: http://www.reviewmessenger.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2539:time-for-another-swine-flu-vaccine-debacle&catid=19:guest-opinion

Also see: Do you really want that government flu shot?

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-you-really-want-that-government-flu.html

AND: THE NATURAL ADVOCATE - Talk Radio - 8 PM Friday - Sept.4

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2009/09/natural-advocate-talk-radio-8-pm-friday.html