Comments on Bellyitch: Pregnant Women & the Fear of the H1N1 Vaccine

Thanks for your very thorough and thoughtful reply...

2009-11-04T17:14:37.967-05:00

Thanks for your very thorough and thoughtful reply Amanda. Good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy.

I agree with you about most people dying having other issues and this flu not being worse than the seasonal flu and the media hyping it up more than needs to be.

Also, I am testament that you won't croak or have horrible consequences as my son had it and is okay

I have to first say that pregnant women and childr...

2009-11-04T17:04:40.279-05:00

I have to first say that pregnant women and children are not "dying left and right" from the Swine Flu. Yes, there have been cases but what you neglected to include are the numbers of at risk folks who die yearly from the regular seasonal flu. The CDC states that every year about 36,000 americans die from complications from regular influenza. The number of swine flu deaths pales in

When I was pregnant I decided not to have the vacc...

2009-10-29T11:30:55.796-04:00

When I was pregnant I decided not to have the vaccine because it is not properly tested...

It's more about the fact that there has been cases in the past - in the US no less - where the govt has given out a vaccine which has killed more people and made more people ill than the original virus did. I forget what it's called but will come back over and let you know as soon as I