Flu Jab? No Thanks

[poliphilo]

I've been dodging the flu jab, but wondering whether I had sufficient reason (I don't like needles and don't much trust the medical profession) and then Ailz showed me this article.

The vaccine contains mercury, for pity's sake! And mercury suppresses the immune system.

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[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Before you get too panicked by our US friends' usual medical paranoia, fluenz, the Flu vaccine of choice in the UK does NOT contain mercury, although I can't use it as it uses egg protein as a carrier and I'm allergic to eggs as you know..