Good business but bad medicine
To the editor:
I have never seen any good whatsoever come out of the government phenomena called fast tracking.
Even though the H1N1 swine flue virus appears to be quite mild,testing of the vaccine is taking place at a rate that calls into question the safety of the flu shot. At present only phase 1 and 2 of a four phase testing program have been completed for the H1N1 swine flu vaccination program. Dr. Marc Girard, a specialist in medicine who is commissioned by the French courts, told “France 24” in a televised interview that the vaccine could very well cause 60,000 deaths in France alone. Yes, that’s right, the 60,000 deaths would be attributed to the inoculation of the H1N1 vaccine, not the virus.
Argentina is in the southern hemisphere and their flu season is drawing to a close. It appears the seasonal flu has killed more people than the H1N1 swine flu. Also in Australia it is spring and there were significantly less than 200 H1N1 swine flue virus related deaths during the flu season.
As a veteran I may obtain flu shots free; that means the taxpayers pay for the billions made by the pharmaceutical companies, and my inoculation would not cost me a dime if I chose to receive one..which I don’t. I look at it this way; it may not cost me a dime, however, it could cost me my life.
Vaccines are good business but bad medicine.
Jon Larsen Shudlick
Cape Coral