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by st0neage 4476 days ago
Even if this holds up to scrutiny H1N1 will still be A LOT more dangerous than the vaccination.
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vesinisa 4476 days ago
According to Wikipedia, 4% of young H1N1 infectees are hospitalized and only 5% of those die. The study found that the vaccination increased risk of narcolepsy in children by factor of 6.5. Baseline prevalence of narcolepsy is one in 3,000.[1] So even assuming certain infection with the flu, chance of getting narcolepsy from the vaccination is on par with dying from the flu.

The problem with this vaccination was that it was rushed to the market in the flu pandemia scare without proper trials.

[1]: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/narcolepsy/detail_narcole...

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spingsprong 4476 days ago
If you had to choose between narcolepsy and death, which would you pick?
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vesinisa 4476 days ago
My point is that your best chance of getting neither narcolepsy or death by flu was by not taking this shot.
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yiedyie 4476 days ago
My two cents: I don't think vaccination is dangerous per se, I think that type of vaccine might be the culprit.
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