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Unplugged: H1N1 Vaccine Dangers

August 12, 2009 11:00 AM

Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton and NVIC's Barbara Loe Fisher discuss the possible dangers with the H1N1 vaccine. Plus, 'Unplugged Under 40' profiles chef and restaurateur Spike Mendelsohn.

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by naturalimmunity April 29, 2010 4:40 AM EDT
Whatever happened to getting natural immunity to viruses. What is wrong with getting the flu. I am in the medical profession and the people that die from the "flu" generally have an underlying medical condition that predisposes them to the flu and many other diseases. They are , as we say, "immunosuppressed". These are the people that should consider getting vaccinated, not the general , overall healthy public. So, you are sick for a few days. You get over it. You get natural immunity. Do what Mother's have told their children for ages: drink lots of fluids, and get lots of rest. Why is it that we have to try and fix everything. It used to be that bladder infections could be treated at home by drinking cranberry juice. Now we have "superbugs" that are resistant to antibiotics. Why?, overuse of antibiotics. We were trying to treat these bacterial infections with drugs and now from overuse, we've created these monsters. What would happen if we try to kill off all viruses. What monsters are we going to create. Eat healthy, exercise and do everything your Mother taught you to heal yourself. If you are still sick after a reasonable period of time, then of course, seek medical attention. You may be surprised ,if you just let your body take it's time to heal itself.
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by Lynn Fraley April 21, 2010 12:47 AM EDT
Thank you Sharyl Attkisson for another great report. And for bringing on a spokesperson from the National Vaccine Information Center, a valuable resource. My experience as a registered nurse (with a doctorate in Public Health) is that very little is said about adverse effects from all vaccines. More than a dozen parents have told me that they suspected vaccines were related to subsequent illnesses and conditions (including death) in their children yet all were told by their doctors that there was no relationship to the vaccine. How could all of those doctors have been that certain? Don't we want to follow up on those kinds of reports to assure safety? Is denial scientific? So I wonder how many adverse effects of the H1N1 were properly recorded, if even reported.
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by AmiedDill February 25, 2010 8:46 PM EST
My 15 daughter had theH1N1 on Tue Jan 14. That afternoon she passed out walking to class. Her Dr did not find any wrong. Wed she broke out in a rash from her armpit to below her hip. Took 2 benedryl and it went away. Thur she had a heart palpitation to 150. Her Dr ordered an EKG. Fri. EKG was normal yet she was still having heart palpitations. Took her to the ER. All blood work normal and they could not record an episode on the EKG even though she had 3 of them while we were there. Went home with heart monitor to wear for 24 hrs. Following Tue. she passes out again for 30 min. Trip to ER and again nothing. Cardio Dr concluded it is Vasovagal Syncope and to take salt tablets. She returned to school that day and had three more heart palpitations.
It is now Feb 25th and my daughter continues to have episodes to where her heart rate gets as high as 254. She wears a heart monitor that we transmit to the Dr. but have not heard anything back. I believe this is still the doing of the H1N1 shot that she rec'd. She was perfectly healthy till that day. I just want to have some answers.
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by AmiedDill February 25, 2010 8:44 PM EST
My 15 daughter had theH1N1 on Tue Jan 14. That afternoon she passed out walking to class. Her Dr did not find any wrong. Wed she broke out in a rash from her armpit to below her hip. Took 2 benedryl and it went away. Thur she had a heart palpitation to 150. Her Dr ordered an EKG. Fri. EKG was normal yet she was still having heart palpitations. Took her to the ER. All blood work normal and they could not record an episode on the EKG even though she had 3 of them while we were there. Went home with heart monitor to wear for 24 hrs. Following Tue. she passes out again for 30 min. Trip to ER and again nothing. Cardio Dr concluded it is Vasovagal Syncope and to take salt tablets. She returned to school that day and had three more heart palpitations.
It is now Feb 25th and my daughter continues to have episodes to where her heart rate gets as high as 254. She wears a heart monitor that we transmit to the Dr. but have not heard anything back. I believe this is still the doing of the H1N1 shot that she rec'd. She was perfectly healthy till that day. I just want to have some answers.
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by meema3 January 30, 2010 6:12 PM EST
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by juul2009 January 30, 2010 9:24 AM EST
as i type I am in a hospital room with my grand daughter, she got the h1 n1 shot wednesday at school and after her shot she has been having seizures she got life flighted to the city to one of the best hospitals in the country and we are still battling sezures or episodes or whatever they want to call them it is scary and confusing and painful to watch and i want it to stop pray for us and in my opinion don't get the shot because at least if you got the flu they would know how to treat it
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by luxurytrader December 9, 2009 12:22 PM EST
4 SALE- 2 million Doses H1n1 vaccine!! ANY takers?? LOL! I guess the German people were a little ticked off their politicians got a 'different' vaccine.. one without mercury and other additives.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B71K720091208
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by RRGalvan December 8, 2009 8:17 PM EST
I should be 11 weeks and two days pregnant today. I had an appointment with my OB/GYN today and was told (from info of ultrasound) that my baby stopped growing on the exact day I had my H1N1 vaccine! This is a very sad day for my family and I. This would have been our first baby. I have submitted a report of my "adverse event" on the following site: https://vaers.hhs.gov/esub/index

I have read story after story about pregnant women losing their babies following the H1N1 vaccine. To all those that have had problems with the vaccine I would suggest to report your event as well so the government can track this.
After researching the H1N1 vaccine (which I WISH I would have done before I took the vaccine), I cannot believe that all these officials and medical professional would think for a minute that injecting a drug that may contain mercury, formaldehyde, polysorbate 80 (associated with infertility), triton X100 (a strong detergent), phenoxyethanol (antifreeze) and many other toxic ingredients would be SAFE!
It seems as if there is a hidden agenda out there. Just think of the billions of dollars these pharmaceutical companies are making! Could THAT be the agenda??? I wonder?. HOW can the Pharmaceutical companies get away with giving vaccines that can cause death?! To anyone else that would be a crime!
I think we ALL need to join together and try to change the law so that we can protect this from happening to others. We should all push for legislature that will protect ourselves AND our unborn from this crime.
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by h1n1hoaxornot November 28, 2009 1:45 PM EST
Here is something I read concerning the H1N1 Vaccine. The writer makes an EXTREMELY valid point.
Afraid of the flu - or afraid of the shot? (part 1 of 2)

During the last few weeks, I have been trying to find an answer to this question.

I started reading about the ones that voice concerns.

Dr Kent Holtorf, an Infectious Disease Expert wouldn?t even consider having his family take the vaccine. Glenn Beck from Fox News asks why the World Health Organization (WHO), Big Pharma, and the government are hyping a pandemic and he says that he would do the exact opposite of what the government recommended and attend a swine flu party. Dr. Mayer Eisenstein is advising his patients to say no and is convinced that vaccines cause autism and health care workers are protesting the flu vaccine mandate. A growing chorus of doctors and researchers are claiming that being injected with the swine flu vaccine may be more hazardous than catching the flu and two-thirds of parents have serious reservations and Billy Corgan, poet, rocker and H1N1 sceptic, believes that 'this virus was created by man, mostly to scare the hell out of people.'

I then took note of legal action against the vaccine.

Jim Turner, a Washington, D.C., attorney noted for his work on consumer health issues, filed in federal court to stop all swine flu vaccinations' because none of the vaccines against H1N1 have been properly tested, Austrian Journalist Jane Burgermeister filed charges against WHO [World Health Organization] and the United Nations for Bioterrorism and Intent to Commit Mass Murder and Rebecca Campbell filed a federal lawsuit stating that there 'exists a bank-based transnational corporate criminal conspiracy to violate the fundamental constitutional rights'.

And what about the official position on this issue?

A former federal health minister dismisses as crackpots and conspiracy theorists those who would actively discourage Australians from having their swine flu vaccine and experts assert that the Swine flu vaccines are safe and time-tested. The WHO Denies Reports of H1N1 Vaccine?s dangerous Effects and informs that the side effect of administering H1N1 vaccine is limited to a slight fever and pain at the site of injection. France, Greece the UK and the US have or are planning to make the Swine Flus vaccination mandatory. And the German Government will get a special swine flu vaccine. An official UK government report is warning the British public that there will be countless deaths and that freight containers and inflatable storage units may be needed to provide extra mortuary space.

And what about the money the Big Pharma makes?

Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, MedImmune, Australian drug maker CSL, and Sanofi-Pasteur will likely make a great deal of money, there is no financial incentive to make a safe vaccine, and no repercussions for making an unsafe one and Drug companies have already sold $1.5 billion worth of swine flu shots.

And finally I read about Desiree Jennings who can move sideways and backwards, but not forward [due to the vaccine].
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