It seems like on of the more popular news topic recently is the one that no one actually wants.
It seems like everytime I hear about how important it is for Canadians to get the vaccination, I hear a story about how it has the potential to actually be more dangerous. I read an article in the National Post called "Getting ready for swine flu? Read this first" by Yoel Abells and he says that there have been signs that it may actually cause the disease. I am not convinced so far that getting the shot will actually benefit me this year, even though I am not among the demographic that is threatened by the virus. Now that I've said that, I'll probably get the disease.
I do not like needles. Not that anyone really does, but I do everything I can to avoid them. So when I hear things along the lines of "[a]n extremely rare but possible side-effect of getting the flu shot is Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder where the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system," I don't really have the urge to go out and get vaccinated. If I someday have a greater risk of getting the disease and there has been a vaccine developed that poses no bigger risk to me than the virus itself, I'll consider it.
Until than, if given the choice between getting poked in the arm, with what could potentially make my life worse, and washing my hands often, while I avoid kissing strangers, I think I'll just grab the soap and hold my breath.
Picture from punditkitchen.com and thetartan.orgArticle about GBS
And we'll all bathe in hand sanitizer.
ReplyDeleteSo true Melyssa! More drugs these days seem to do more harm than good.. and even when tested, many are recalled. It's crazy they tried forcing people in NY to have to take it. Brutal.
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