from Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health):
Tylenol May Weaken Effectiveness of Kids' Vaccines: Giving analgesic to prevent fever at shot time could be counterproductive, researchers say

from Scientific Blogging: Advil, Tylenol And Others May Blunt The Power Of Flu Vaccine

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I'm surprised that the Canadian government is shocked at the turnout for the H1N1 vaccine. Does this mean the general public believes the virus to be far worse than it actually is? Or is the government just really clueless about how panicked a population can get with the sort of advertising that was for the vaccine?

maybe a little bit of both...

a) vet this article: The Swine Flu is Not a 'Flu' at all? I did take a look at rense.com and it's more of a hoot (if that's the right word...) than whale.to. BUT I found the information presented in this article genuinely interesting. I haven't had a chance to verify anything claimed by the writer, such as whether the initial swine flu cases were ( Read more... )

Gardasil Researcher Drops A Bombshell, courtesy L via fbook.

Edit: Take a look at the first two comments at the end of the article.

Here is a link to a news article in which there is a linked PDF from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the manufacturers of the vaccine. In this PDF are precise ingredients, as well as percentages of reported common side effects, warnings, contraindications, etc.

I found this very useful to read.

This news story answers addresses common concerns regarding ( Read more... )

with respect to the mercury contained in the thimerosal in vaccines, can anyone tell me how the body processes injected (intramuscular, as opposed to intravenous) mercury versus how the body processes ingested mercury?