So Should You Get the Flu Vaccination?

There is a lot of hype and hysteria around this year's H1N1 flu virus. Parents are definitely divided on the issue of whether to have their kids vaccinated or not. Half are in a panic to receive flu shots for themselves and their kids and half are saying "no way!"

I have never been an advocate for the flu shot in and of itself; I am definitely not a supporter of the H1N1 vaccination either. A lot of people are not aware of the fact that this particular shot contains a preservative known as Thimersol or better known to most as mercury. Mercury in shots has been declared illegal in CA and many others have followed suit in eliminating thimersol from their vaccines.

Why then do most of the H1N1 vaccines contain this dangerous metal known to be toxic to children's bodies and our own? What concerns me the most is not only that they have added thimersol to this shot (which has been eliminated from most childhood vaccinations), but this particular vaccination hasn't even been tested for a length of time to prove its effectiveness!

In the past week, I have received interesting feedback with regard to this controversy. One friend posted a link on facebook that stated people who have compromised immune systems are most at risk to get the swine flu.

One of my girlfriends said to me earlier this week that she refused to give her kids the shot. She said "people look at me like I have three heads, but it just doesn't feel right. Something about it isn't right."

Another friend took his son to the pediatrician and emailed me today to say "I'm not pleased with this H1N1 vaccine! Apparently I'm supposed to believe that thimersol, which had been outlawed in every other vaccine is ok in this one application?!....At what point would any reasonable person expect me to just step aside and say yep, this proven toxic metal's ok in this case. Am I mad????"

Yesterday I received a response to my previous post titled- Freedom or Vaccinations and she wrote- "Thanks for this post. I had a conversation with my father who is a medical doctor this morning about whether we should vaccinate our 2 children under 5 years old. My dad lives in Austraila where they are not allowing children under 10 to have the vaccination. He also just went through the Australian winter and said this flu is so mild it is much milder than the usual flu. So, no, my little ones are not going to be getting the vaccine (as we are being recommended to do here where we live in Sweden. By the way, 40% of the staff working in the health profession here in Sweden are refusing the vaccine!)"

Really?? Then why are we having a fear based meltdown in this country? I can only imagine if we follow the trail of money we would have our answer. Why thimersol when we know its dangerous? Sounds to me like they were quick to see who could get the first vaccine on the market...hmmm. I am sure it would take a lot longer to produce the quantity necessary without the preservative..although don't quote me because I don't know that to be a fact.

Okay so then what are some practical things you can do to protect your family if you choose not to have your family vaccinated?

There are several things from keeping your hands clean and sanitized to taking some preventative measures. I use a product called Sovereign Silver which is a spray you can find in the health food section of your store and is safe for everyone, including infants. Several spritzes a day is a good way to build the body's immune system.

Another product is a nasal spray with xylitol. Xylitol is a 5 carbon sugar which eats bacteria; sprayed in the nasal passage it eats bacteria that enters the nose. A great brand is Spry and can be found at stores like the Vitamin Shoppe or online at Amazon.com.

Find a cold and flu spray with Echinacea. If used at the onset of cold or flu symptoms it will prevent the symptoms from becoming worse.

You can also add a teaspoon of Bragg organic cider vinegar with the Mother to 4- 6oz. of water. The important ingredient is that it contains "the mother." This cleans out yeast, molds and bacteria from the body to inhibit any growth that can lead to illness.

These are just a few practical options if you choose to decline the H1N1 vaccine. At the very least, make sure it DOES NOT contain thimersol!!!