"only 34% would give their children the shot, the rest preferring their children become infected with delicious, porcine goodness."

It's obvious the jackass who wrote this doesn't have kids of her own.

Never had a flu shot, never had the flu. Not sure if there is a correlation there...

No correlation. Either you have never been exposed to the flu, or you have a robust enough immune system to have deflected infection. Absolutely nothing to do with whether or not you have ever had a flu vaccine. I have never gotten a yellow fever vaccine. I have never had yellow fever. Those are independent statements with nothing to do with each other, because I have never been exposed to the yellow fever virus.

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)

GBS is hardly a threat. It's crazy rare. Like one in a million rare, literally. And even then, is only fatal when left untreated.

It's unclear why you believe so strongly it was 'rushed'. It stands to reason you're making an assumption without much to corroborate it. That reeks of an emotional response, and not one of rational intelligence.

Much junk science and tinfoil hattery here.

a national survey found out that only 34% would give their children the shot, the rest preferring their children become infected with delicious, porcine goodness.

Because this vaccine was rushed, with very little testing done, it stands to reason that most intelligent parents don't necessarily believe everything the gov't tells them nor do they want their children to become the CDC's guinea pigs.

I believe the folks at Gothamist are "bloggers".

Yeah the vaccine was slightly rushed, because the flu was killing the shit out of people. Rushed in this sense ONLY in production. Flu shots have been tested over the last few DECADES. The only thing about this vaccine that is different than every seasonal flu vaccine is the strain within it.

The amount of misinformation about vaccines is freakin maddening. I could kick Jenny McCarthy in the teeth right now.

Yeah the vaccine was slightly rushed, because the flu was killing the shit out of people.

The amount of misinformation about vaccines is freakin maddening. I could kick Jenny McCarthy in the teeth right now.

Unlike you, I don't get my health information from Entertainment Tonight.

Since you don't believe the CDC where exactly are YOU getting your information?

Hahahaha who's alarmist here? I was quite obviously exaggerating when I said "killing the shit out of people". Gimme a break.

And the crack about Jenny McCarthy is related to her insane crusade against vaccines which, believe it or not, is brought up outside the realm of entertainment television. Within the rational, science-based news a culture communities she's often brought up because her specific breed of misinformation is so potent. Obviously it's not just her. It was a joke (although I wouldn't mind word with her). BTW http://www.jennymccarthybodycount.com/Jenny_McCarthy_Body_Count/Home.html

And you're still wrong about everything.

People are smartening up to the CDC. The US government is America's the biggest snakeoil salesman/drug pusher. They stand to make a lot of money by pushing swine flu fear and hysteria unto the masses and scaring everybody into getting vaccinated.

Getting vaccinated for every single imaginary epidemic and/or disease is precisely why so many people's immune systems are weakened and why so many children have allergies, autism, and a host of other problems that emerged a little over a generation ago.

I've never gotten sick during the cold season but a few years ago I decided to get the regular flu shot just because it seemed the right thing to do. Big mistake. I ended up getting the flu-bronchitis the following year! The vaccine actually made me more vulnerable to getting the flu.

Now that I'm back in good health, there is absolutely no good reason for me to get any kind of flu shot, let alone the untested swine flu vaccine, and especially if the Obama Care gov't is telling me "It's good for you!" Bullshit it is.

Correlation does not imply causation, dummy.

You can get vaccinated for free, the swine flu vaccine has been tested, it's been 100 percent disproven that vaccines have anything to do with autism, there's no reason at all to believe that a flu vaccine would make you more susceptible to the flu months later (it can sometimes make you feel a bit crappy for a few days after you get it), and it's a good thing people like you weren't paid attention to when the campaign to wipe out smallpox was being contemplated. You're batting .000. Or 1.000.

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about here. AT all.

Getting the flu shot one year will not make any difference the next year. Every single year the flu shot is different, because every single year the flu is different. Besides that, you're ONE person, and not a population. Because you got the flu once pretty much means nothing to the overall effectiveness of the vaccine anyway.

Vaccinations have not caused people's immune systems to be weakened. Where the hell are you getting that from? Do you have any idea what a vaccine actually does?

These same parents will line up to sue the schools and anyone else if their kids succumb.

because the government told you so . . .

GEEEZUS.

ALL flu shots are "new". Every freakin year the flu shot is different than the previous year.

This vaccine hysteria is ridiculous.

Agreed! And it's only socially responsible to get the flu shot; even if the flu only causes you moderate discomfort, the real danger is that you are a carrier to those around you who may have a more serious reaction.

In general, anti-vaccination people drive me crazy because they consider their personal convictions more important than the health and safety of others around them.