How is the H1N1 vaccine different than other flu strand vaccines?

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6Mar/103

Reader question: I realize there are vaccines for different strands, but it seems as the h1n1 is pretty controversial. Why?

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kelly d
March 6th, 2010 - 08:17

ive been asking this question for awhile and no one has given me an answer.

A new seasonal flu comes out everyyear so i dont really get the added controversy of this swine flu shot. It might just be because its in the news more, and theres a section of the population who think that vaccines are evil, and this is an opportunity for them to voice their concerns
melanieb1985
March 6th, 2010 - 08:17

Because it isn’t being tested properly and there are some things in the vaccine that can make you really sick. There are plenty informations around to inform ourselves on the subject. I won’t be taking it. Made up my mind when I heard about the reports of so many doctors and nurses raising their voices about this.
xaxorm
March 6th, 2010 - 09:06

It’s just hype. The flu vaccine they make each year is made from the previous year’s strain. Here, they are trying to hurry up and make one from samples taken just this past season, and we have to be careful to go through all the safety procedures. There is nothing really different.

And you can add to that the suspicion that swine flu may not be that bad after all, and the idea that since the flu is the result of a cross-species jump, that means something about the vaccine, which it doesn’t