This is a big subject and probably one with many sides and half truths. We may never know the whole truth, but there is (in my humble opinion) enough evidence out there to warrant caution in making the decision to give you child the vaccine.

This news came out in Montreal today on CBC:

About 100 Montreal health-care workers must get another H1N1 flu shot because the previous ones were improperly mixed.

One nurse at Centre Le Cardinal Inc. in the city’s east end told CBC News that on Wednesday she had to be vaccinated a second time.

Dr. Mercola has compiled a number of videos and information that I think is worth taking a look in this education process. He speaks about the CDCs own documentation that the people who have reportedly died of the Swine Flu, in fact died of a secondary infection:

…Nearly all of them, just like the CDC and mainstream media, use the statistic that 36,000 people die from the influenza every year. I actually wrote an article about this fallacy more than five years ago.

Interestingly that number has remained static as if carved into stone all these years.

However, the truth is that less than 1,000 people actually died from type A or type B influenza. The other 35,000 died from pneumonia. This is actually clearly listed on the CDC’s own website, yet virtually everyone ignores this fact.

There is a new Canadian study that suggests those who have gotten seasonal influenza vaccines in the past may be at greater risk for getting H1N1 swine flu.  This information reinforces NVIC’s call for a comparison of the long term health outcomes of vaccinated and unvaccinated children.   Interestingly, the 60 minutes segment acknowledges that many people born before 1950 have antibodies to the new H1N1 influenza and are naturally protected.

I have heard mainstream reporting stating that there have been no issues with this safe vaccine. However this video aired on Inside Adition and covered by many stations.

Another interesting issue in this whole issue around the fact that 99.9% of the people are not having any serious complications from the infection. If the people that are having serious complications also have a secondary infection, it would make sense that raising your immune system could have dramatic effects on fighting this infection. The great thing about that is none of these involve taking potentially dangerous and unproven vaccine interventions.
Your Immune System is Perfectly Capable of Fighting H1N1

Additionally what the 60 minutes segment failed to mention is that it is relatively easy to improve your immune response to fight this infection.

If 99.9% of the people are not having any serious complications from the infection, it would seem perfectly rational to believe that minor lifestyle changes could have dramatic effects on fighting this infection.  None of these immune boosts involve taking potentially dangerous and unproven vaccine interventions.

Simple Measures That Can Help You Fight Illness

*Vitamin D has been well documented to increase the production of over 200 anti microbial peptides that fight infection.

*Eliminate sugar from your diet as that will impair your immune response
*Get plenty of rest
*Exercise appropriately
*Take appropriate supplements like oil of oregano extract, propolis, olive leaf extract, elder flower extract, acerola, DMG.

However you will need to know the above BEFORE you purchase any supplements on that list. Any company that informs you of the above will be in violation of US Federal law and a newly created Swine Flu Task Force has been given the authority to shut the business down and even throw owners in jail.

Violations of these new rules are being prosecuted even more aggressively than alternative cancer treatments. Earlier this week, Dr. Andrew Weil actually received an FDA/FTC warning letter that threatens jail time for failure to comply with the rules.

My gut feeling is there is enough evidence that this is not being covered fairly by the news media or our government. There is enough evidence for me that this flu is not as dangerous as had first predicted, but they do not seem to be willing to stop the forward momentum of the fear.

I have friends who strongly disagree with me and that is great.  We have agreed to disagree.  In the meantime,  we had a great exchange of information and brought out questions and information the other had not thought of.

I would love to hear what conclusions you have made.  What information do you have that I have not covered here.  Exchanging information and discussing these issues is how we learn.  I do ask that all conversations and replies are done with respect to each other!

Here are some great references for boosting your immunity naturally!

Here’s to being a Passion Parent!

Christine Hiebel