Sick sick sick sick sick sick sick, thoughts on the flu vaccine

[thedarkcrystal]

Cristopher and Holly and I are freaking sick again. My family has been getting sick literally every couple of weeks. I know that living with two small children and having a family business which puts you into contact with all sorts of different people every day really takes its toll, but this seems insane. I actually seriously thought about getting

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[guitarist21300]

-All of the documented serious side effects of the flu vaccine and other vaccines (ie: autism, high content of mercury, formaldehyde, and other toxic substances, death, probable heightened risks of cancer and many other diseases, etc.)
-All of the not as of yet documented serious side effects. These haven't even been in use for very long and we really don't know what effect they are having on us in the long term.
-There are many cases of vaccines being infected with other diseases accidentally (or, occasionally, on purpose)
-Vaccines have been used to test the side effects of new drugs, vaccines, or even birth control methods without the patients' knowledge
-Your immune system will become much stronger by fighting viruses off on its own than by being given a shot
-The flu vaccine is not updated as regularly as it should be (as far as I can tell), and the strains that it immunizes you to are not necessarily the ones that will be prevalent that year.

I hate flu vaccines and it pretty much sums it up about what I was about to say and yes I am paranoid about them.

[thedarkcrystal]

It's good that you're not afraid to admit that you're paranoid. I always worry about that sort of thing.