Will you get the H1N1 flu vaccine this season?

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Will you get the H1N1 flu vaccine this season?

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  • 59678
    Yes.
    20%
  • 59679
    No.
    54%
  • 59680
    I'm still undecided
    26%

VoteTotal Votes: 114

The vaccine started trickling out this week, but only 52 percent of Americans say they're likely to line up for it, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

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Total of 114 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

20.2%
Yes.
23 votes
53.5%
No.
61 votes
26.3%
I'm still undecided
30 votes
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I'm still undecided

need to read on it

    #1
     - Julie Yokers
     - 12:07 pm EDT on Fri Oct 9, 2009
    No.

    I'm not part of the designated group that is supposed to get it.

      #2
       - drpaige
       - 8:00 pm EDT on Fri Oct 9, 2009
      No.

      I'm not in a high risk category so I'll probably skip this one and just get the regular flu shot like I do every year.

        #3
         - Tamara Walker, R.N., "MomRN"
         - 12:30 pm EDT on Sat Oct 10, 2009
        I'm still undecided

        no sure yet

          #4
           - tomlanwork
           - 2:33 am EDT on Sun Oct 11, 2009
          Yes.

          swine flu is devastating for pregnant women. A very high death rate....26 per 100. Children...76 have died in USA to date. use vaccine.

            #5
             - Dick-1077434
             - 11:04 am EDT on Sun Oct 11, 2009
            I'm still undecided

            I am so torn... my kids both have asthma... and I've received such conflicting advice...

              #6
               - Heather (shrubski)
               - 3:58 pm EDT on Mon Oct 12, 2009
              Yes.

              Of course I will - I have 3 kids and I can't risk us all getting sick - We share everything - especially germs!

                #7
                 - Kari @ A Giveaway Addicted Mommy
                 - 12:34 am EDT on Tue Oct 13, 2009
                No.

                No! We don't vaccinate, so I wouldn't even consider it.

                  #8
                   - Kelly Whalen
                   - 8:52 am EDT on Tue Oct 13, 2009
                  No.

                  No thanks.

                  • 1 vote
                  #9
                   - ~Rachel M
                   - 9:12 am EDT on Tue Oct 13, 2009
                  No.

                  Despite the multi-million dollar propaganda campaign, no one wants squalene-laden, mercury-filled, Polysorbate 80-laced Baxter vaccines

                  • 2 votes
                  #10
                   - JPEmerald
                   - 1:30 pm EDT on Tue Oct 13, 2009
                  No.

                  Nope, don't need it. I'm tired of the panic and sensationalism from our media on the SWINE Flu...enough already.

                  • 1 vote
                  #11
                   - bloodysanchez
                   - 3:13 pm EDT on Tue Oct 13, 2009
                  No.

                  NO way, I got a flu shot last year and was sick all winter, wil not make that mistake again

                    #12
                     - desrtrse
                     - 4:04 pm EDT on Tue Oct 13, 2009
                    Yes.

                    my 3 girls and I will be getting the vaccination, I see no reason NOT to take any precautions that can limit our chances of getting sick

                      #13
                       - motherof3-1406441
                       - 6:19 pm EDT on Tue Oct 13, 2009
                      No.

                      I am only 8 wks pregnant and considered "extremely high risk" so not going to risk anything right now

                        #14
                         - t. rose-1408566
                         - 7:56 pm EDT on Tue Oct 13, 2009
                        No.

                        Absolutely not! I never get any flu shots and have had the flu exactly 1 time in over 20 years.

                          #15
                           - Lynn-1158942
                           - 11:27 pm EDT on Tue Oct 13, 2009
                          No.

                          I never get the flu shot because I am allergic to egg albumen which is an ingredient in the vaccine!

                            #16
                             - Lisa-1142227
                             - 2:48 am EDT on Wed Oct 14, 2009
                            No.

                            No thank you. I would have liked to see more testing; instead of a "hurry! let's get something out there" shot.

                              #17
                               - ashrum
                               - 5:20 pm EDT on Wed Oct 14, 2009
                              No.

                              I never get the flu shot, they don't appear to work and seem like a Big Pharm scam, like most designer drugs today

                                #18
                                 - Jim813
                                 - 11:58 am EDT on Thu Oct 15, 2009

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                                Comment author avatarSigridrose

                                Why should I? We live in Texas and the whole family has it already!!! Little late government. We recieved the normal flu shot, however, this one we recieved the normal way -- by contact. Thanks Texas.

                                  Reply#1 - Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:02 AM EDT
                                  Comment author avatarGrandma Lucy

                                  No, I'm too old. I'm deemed to have lead a "complete life". Congrats to the new socialistic medicine. Too bad that I have asthma. Out of luck here. Guess God no longer decides on how long you live. Now a committee in Washington makes the decision for God. Hmmmm Brave new world we live in.

                                    Reply#2 - Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:42 PM EDT
                                    Comment author avatarNina Rhys

                                    Grandma Lucy,

                                    There is no one in Washington making decisions about your healthcare currently. However if you are on Medicare you are one of the lucky ones that actually has health insurance. The insurance companies are making the decisions about health care right now. They choose who lives and dies. It's so tragic.

                                    • 1 vote
                                    #2.1 - Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:49 PM EDT
                                    Comment author avatarLisa-1142227

                                    Stop listening to Lush Windbag and read the bill that has been passed by the house. Why are conservatives so eager to leave their brains at the door and believe the LIES that are propounded by the insurance industry?

                                    • 1 vote
                                    #2.2 - Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:50 AM EDT
                                    Comment author avatarwolfboi1970

                                    u are on medicare granny (i think ur just a republican liar...but ill pretend u really are old) and having medicare ..INSURANCE...that millions are denied, and millions more cant afford....entitles you to free flu shots, free doctors visits, free drugs, free operations (get it?) so hobble on over for your free shot granny...no worries...you get free quality choice for care till u pass on. god bless you! maybe the rest of Americans will get your insurance plan some day!! (nice using the title "granny" to dodge any harsh replies....im a 6 year old boy too

                                    • 1 vote
                                    #2.3 - Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:27 AM EDT
                                    Comment author avatarwolfboi1970

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                                      #2.4 - Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:29 AM EDT
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                                      Comment author avatarreally????-1407948

                                      Thanks, but no thanks.

                                        Reply#3 - Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:10 PM EDT
                                        Comment author avatarJean-308631

                                        Definately NOT ! Why would I put this poison into my body? Hmmmm...a good way for the Government to lower the population !

                                        • 1 vote
                                        Reply#4 - Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:14 PM EDT
                                        Comment author avatarLisa-1142227

                                        Paranoid aren't you?

                                          #4.1 - Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:51 AM EDT
                                          Comment author avatarJim813

                                          Obviously, Lisa, you just believe everything the government tells you and big Pharm and big tobacco and everything you read on the internet is true...

                                          If you don't need it (as in you'll die right now without it), don't put it in your body, you don't know where it's been...

                                            #4.2 - Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:03 PM EDT
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                                            Comment author avatarKRW

                                            Dick wrote: "Swine flu is devastating for pregnant women. A very high death rate....26 per 100. Children...76 have died in USA to date."

                                            The statistic on pregnant women is not true. These are the facts: Of 100 pregnant women infected with the virus between April and August 2009, and hospitalized in intensive care units, 28 have died. Statistically, that means that 28% of pregnant women sick enough for intensive care hospitalization may die. That study did not say how many total pregnant women die or even how many who are hospitalized other than in intensive care will die. As for the 76 children, that is a infinitesimally small percentage of the total who have been infected and probably less than the number who have died on highways during the same period, although I don't know that for a fact.

                                            Don't get me wrong, every single death is a tragedy and I wish we could avoid them all, but sometimes these statistics have a way of skewing perspective.

                                              Reply#5 - Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:14 PM EDT
                                              Comment author avatarKRodriguez

                                              I don't know if my kids or myself can get the shot. My Father had Guillian barre syndrome, and was paralized from the neck down. I guess the shot is supposed to be questionable for us for that reason

                                                Reply#6 - Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:18 PM EDT
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