But they are not all for the vaccines. Many are skeptical, especially when it concerns themselves and their children. And, of course, the thread started with reference to a doctor who is skeptical about the virus and the vaccines.Some. Yes. All. No.
But the issue is not whether it exists, it is how dangerous it is, where it came from, the risk invovled in the vaccines, etc.You're comparing apples to oranges. We're not dealing with some covert operation that has a small piece of information controlled by a select group of high-ranking government officials. We're talking about a virus that is currently being analyzed by thousands of individuals in hundreds of labs around the world. Furthermore, we're talking about a vaccine, which is produced the same way as all other flu vaccines have been produced over the past few decades. This vaccine can be analyzed by any number of laboratories and tested against placebos by literally HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of medical professionals around the world.
Sure they do. AGain, the issue is not whether there is a virus - the parallel to the dictator Sadaam - the issue is whether he was a threat in the ways he was said to be. And a nice parallel to the most severe conspiracy theories is that Sadaam was in part a Western creation, armed with Western weapons.To follow YOUR analogy, the H1N1 virus would have to be totally secret and identifiable by a small group of government officials. It is not. The two situations do not even remotely compare.
I think it is a nice analogy.
Analysis of the threat = estimates of danger of virus + estimates of danger of SH
Dangers of suggested response = dangers of the vaccine + dangers of enacting a war
I think both responses will in the long run be seen to cause much more suffering and death than the original threat.
You are making the issue the existence of the virus. I have no doubt it exists. As I said earlier, I am pretty sure I had it. I never get headaches, but I had a viral something - clear snot, wooziness - with a serious headache - a tell tale symptom I am told of the swine flu virus. However I do not believe it is as dangerous as they say. I do not think the vaccines are safe and I think this is known by the manufacturers and obviously the German government who ordered a clean version. I do wonder if the virus was created by Baxter Ltd, an act that would be financially incredibly lucrative.
For more see my response to REad-Only above. The long one with links.
As far as doctors and the vaccine
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/24/doctors-refuse-swine-flu-vaccine
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/s...-of-swine-flu-vaccine-among-health-staff.html
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldne...sing-h1n1-vaccine-over-fears-its-too-new.html
Nurses sued in Albany and won against being pressured to take the vaccine
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/nyregion/17vaccine.html
I found these links in just a couple of minutes of searching.
And consider how dangerous it might be both professionally and financially to come out against the vaccine, especially in the US with its litigation laws. To come out for the vaccine incurs very little risk. To speak out against is very risky since if someone listens to the doctor and does not vaccinate their child and the child dies....bang. But doctors and nurses are voting by not getting vaccinated and many, on You tube for example, are taking the risk and going public with their concerns about the vaccine.
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