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.

Comments

[wyrmwwd.livejournal.com]

This is a highly suspect article. The author is promoting their own product... which appears to be their special, patented, low-carb diet for fighting disease. Flu shots can NOT contain mercury, as mercury is a poison. If that was the case, people would be dying from them. It however, it does use some similar compounds. Here is a link to the CDC article http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/thimerosal/thimerosal_faqs.html#a

Of course, since there is a distrust of the medical profession, then neither you nor Aliz are going to care what the CDC has to say.

But, the bottom line is, beware of claims made by people trying to sell you something.

Having said that, I don't get flu shots, either. I had a near-fatal reaction to one back when I was 20, and the doctors now say "don't do it... it's not worth the risk".