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Flu Vaccine Recommendations
Flu season is almost here. Most people who get the flu feel miserable, but recover without major problem. Nevertheless, each year, the flu kills an average of about 36,000 people in the US alone. Overall, kids are the most likely to catch the flu, but not the most likely to have serious cases. Those most likely to have serious illness or death are adults over age 65, children under age 2, and people at any age who have other medical conditions that increase their risk. With this in mind, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced its recommendations for the 2005-2006 influenza season. Healthy children over age 2 do not need the vaccine. The vaccine is recommended, however, for kids over age two with certain chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, sickle cell anemia, arthritis, cystic fibrosis, kidney disease, seizures, or immunosuppression. There are a number of other relevant conditions, so if your child has a chronic health problem or developmental delay, you will want to talk with your doctor unless you are sure about the recommendations.
The vaccine is also recommended for healthy kids who are age 6 to 23 months old. Children younger than 6 months are too young to respond adequately to this immunization, so the vaccine is recommended for household contacts and caregivers of young babies –as well as for women who will be pregnant during the flu season.
What about thimerosal, the mercury-containing preservative found in many flu vaccines? Flu vaccines in the United States that come in multi-dose containers generally contain about 25 mcg of mercury per dose. Most people who get a flu shot this year will probably get one of these. I recommend, though, that children and women who will be pregnant ask for another option. In 2005-2006 there will be a Thimerosal-free version of FluZone (the Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. vaccine). There will also be a preservative-free version of Fluvirin (Chiron’s product), but it still contains trace amounts of thimerosal, although far less than the more common flu shots. There is also a nasal spray vaccine that contains no mercury, but it is only approved for healthy, non-pregnant people between the ages of 5 and 49, so it is not an option for the kids who would most benefit from the flu vaccine.
Alan Greene MD FAAP
September 29, 2005 | Permalink
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Any doctor who says aspartame is SAFE to consume. I do not trust completely, but this I agree with you on flu shots
are not good for anyone including children. Just eat healthy , wash your hands and avoid adding artificial chemicals (aspartame),colorings ,processed flours, pesticides and things that break the body and immune system down. I have been flu and cold free for 3 years just by adjusting my diet and taking probotics and spirulina everyday, before that I'd get the flu almost every year and had pneumonia twice.
Posted by: Tom | Sep 18, 2007 8:10:07 AM
Thanks Dr Greene for speaking the truth! I find it silly to say that one should NOT tell the truth because we compromise the confidence of the public in vaccinations. As a biologist and former member of the healthcare community...it is our job to tell the truth and to sift through the research and make sound recommendations to patients. We KNOW that mercury is a toxin and in small doses can effect several body systems and particularily the development of young brain tissue. Also of note is that it cannot leave your body once ingested on injected. We not only have a polluted environment (coal burning plants, toxic dumping, products w/ Mercury left to deteriorate in the environment, etc.)...we have irresponsibly used it in the development of vaccines and other medical products. It may be convenient to add it to products..., but it is not safe or responsible to do so. I have been a Type 1 Diabetic since childhood...about 30 years...and was one of those using Eli Lilly (they make the preservative) insulin with the preservative added...that was between 40 and 60 units of insulin per day!! There is a thing called "diabetic dementia"...hummm makes one wonder. Good thing I switched to Novo Nordisk human insulin as soon as it became available in the early 90's. The lesson learned is...know as much as you can about your healthcare and ask for several opinions before taking any medication. There are often hard decisions to be made...like fight the flu in a compromised patient or child OR limit exposure to Mercury. It should not be that hard...we SHOULD have Mercury free products! I am still hunting for access to the Thimerasol-free vaccine for this flu season in the St. Louis, MO area...anyone w/ info, please email to myvoicein2004@yahoo.com...thanks in advance! PS: The anti-virals available, should you get the flu, run about $10/tablet - $100/prescription....you can get a generic online from Canada for about $48 dollars. Good luck and healthy holiday season.
Posted by: Patricia | Dec 6, 2006 4:21:23 PM
It is hit or miss if they get the right strains in the first place. The vaccines still contain mercury and now some have MSG. Monosodium Glutamate. The toxins just keep flowing into the veins of the unsuspecting public. The governmental group that said Phen-Phen was safe, says the flu shot is safe. They later pulled Phen-Phen off the market. Do you really want to take a chance on the safety, efficacy, and side effects? Healthy people will recover from the flu without harm but you can't undo the damage of an intravenous shot. Stop eating processed foods and wash your hands regularly, you won't get the flu.
As for mercury, it is a ubiquitous bioburden. Dumped into the environment daily by cost effective processes, mostly coal burning. Thanks to the environmentalists for stopping the nuclear plants from going up, we now pollute our country with Mercury from burning coal. This is cost effective to the government and industry at the expense of the public. Mercury in vaccines is just a catalyst to Autism. It is the straw the broke the camels back on environmental pollution. It brings up the underlying problem of governmental irresponsibility and corporate corruption. They want us to believe that Fluoride is good in the water. It is more toxic then Lead. Works well on the teeth (topical application only!), bad in the body. It is an industrial waste used as rat poison and as a pesticide, it contains mercury and it is sprayed on your food and added to your water.
The US government answers to; SD Searle and Monsanto.
Now we have the toxins Thimerosal/mercury, MSG, Aspartame, and Fluoride in our food chain.
Can you say conflict of interest?
FACT: Thimerosal is Poison, see the MSDS.
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/TH/thimerosal.html
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Posted by: Andrew Spark | Mar 25, 2006 3:07:22 AM
I have been getting the vaccine for several years due to a compromised immune system from chemotherapy (breast cancer).
Posted by: Amber R | Mar 12, 2006 6:13:39 AM
Wish parents would get something worth from it,rather of taking it as usually.
Posted by: frank | Feb 10, 2006 11:14:49 AM
It is a encouraging message for parents.
Posted by: Susan R | Jan 18, 2006 9:47:04 PM
I'm surprised you recommend seeking out a thimerosal-free vaccine. Does this not give credence to the discredited hypothesis that thimerosal is responsible for autism?
By suggesting that thimerosal is dangerous, you imply that the childhood vaccines that used to contain it were also dangerous, and undermine parents' confidence in vaccine safety oversight and vaccination in general. This kind of mixed message encourages parents to skip immunizations, to their children's potential detriment.
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