Comments on: This Year’s Flu Vaccine: A Shot in the Arm http://avelient.com/BioPharmBlog/2007/11/13/this-years-flu-vaccine-a-shot-in-the-arm/ A blog on Biotech, the Pharmaceutical industry, and Personal Health Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:20:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Could vaccination order matter? | Avelient BioPharm Blog http://avelient.com/BioPharmBlog/2007/11/13/this-years-flu-vaccine-a-shot-in-the-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 Could vaccination order matter? | Avelient BioPharm Blog Fri, 22 May 2009 04:06:10 +0000 http://avelient.com/BioPharmBlog/?p=55#comment-1615 [...] here on this blog, starting with the debate as to whether their use can be linked to autism, my own experiences and fears regarding the flu vaccine and the debate as to whether an HPV vaccination could encourage sexual activity, just to name a [...] [...] here on this blog, starting with the debate as to whether their use can be linked to autism, my own experiences and fears regarding the flu vaccine and the debate as to whether an HPV vaccination could encourage sexual activity, just to name a [...]

]]> By: Avelient BioPharm Blog » The Ann Myers Medical Center Part 2: Virtual Meeting http://avelient.com/BioPharmBlog/2007/11/13/this-years-flu-vaccine-a-shot-in-the-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Avelient BioPharm Blog » The Ann Myers Medical Center Part 2: Virtual Meeting Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:15:27 +0000 http://avelient.com/BioPharmBlog/?p=55#comment-923 [...] The technology does come with its limits, however, which may negatively impact the speed at which this world is adopted and accepted as an effective tool. Students may find the use of this software as necessary, even fun, to stay ahead of trends, much as students did in my college with the first introduction of the World Wide Web. However, I believe the tool needs to be refined for an older generation who may already be techno-phobic, and will have more reason to be so if they’re forced to use something like Second Life to improve their practice. You may recall my father-in-law from a few posts back who decided to give me a flu shot this year. In spite of his calm and re-assuring demeanor, I was scared silly by the anticipation of the needle penetrating my arm to deliver the vaccine. Similarly, if I were to place a laptop in front of him and force him to use it for medical collaboration, he may have a reaction much like mine to the needle. [...] [...] The technology does come with its limits, however, which may negatively impact the speed at which this world is adopted and accepted as an effective tool. Students may find the use of this software as necessary, even fun, to stay ahead of trends, much as students did in my college with the first introduction of the World Wide Web. However, I believe the tool needs to be refined for an older generation who may already be techno-phobic, and will have more reason to be so if they’re forced to use something like Second Life to improve their practice. You may recall my father-in-law from a few posts back who decided to give me a flu shot this year. In spite of his calm and re-assuring demeanor, I was scared silly by the anticipation of the needle penetrating my arm to deliver the vaccine. Similarly, if I were to place a laptop in front of him and force him to use it for medical collaboration, he may have a reaction much like mine to the needle. [...]

]]> By: Mariano DiFabio http://avelient.com/BioPharmBlog/2007/11/13/this-years-flu-vaccine-a-shot-in-the-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-613 Mariano DiFabio Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:25:39 +0000 http://avelient.com/BioPharmBlog/?p=55#comment-613 AnneS, an interesting comment. Vaccines are supposed to expose your immune system to the viruses that they contain. Why do you feel that this exposure reduces your defenses, and how do you feel the toxins exacerbate the negative effect? Aside from the thimerosal (which has been eliminated as a preservative in most drugs now), the other big toxin listed in minute amounts in vaccines is Formaldehyde. Granted, it's not something to which I would normally expose myself, but we have naturally occurring amounts of this chemical in our bodies, which is required for the synthesis of DNA and amino acids (see <a title="Children's Hospital of Philadelphia" target="_blank" href="http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=75809">here</a> for more info). In fact, the amount you'd find in one vaccine is a small fraction of the amount that exists in your body naturally. I am aware that there are other toxins in vaccines, but I'd be curious to know which specifically you're concerned about? Or is it a particular vaccine that you believe isn't safe to take? Thanks so much for your comment, I appreciate your feedback! AnneS, an interesting comment. Vaccines are supposed to expose your immune system to the viruses that they contain. Why do you feel that this exposure reduces your defenses, and how do you feel the toxins exacerbate the negative effect?

Aside from the thimerosal (which has been eliminated as a preservative in most drugs now), the other big toxin listed in minute amounts in vaccines is Formaldehyde. Granted, it’s not something to which I would normally expose myself, but we have naturally occurring amounts of this chemical in our bodies, which is required for the synthesis of DNA and amino acids (see here for more info). In fact, the amount you’d find in one vaccine is a small fraction of the amount that exists in your body naturally.

I am aware that there are other toxins in vaccines, but I’d be curious to know which specifically you’re concerned about? Or is it a particular vaccine that you believe isn’t safe to take?

Thanks so much for your comment, I appreciate your feedback!

]]> By: AnneS http://avelient.com/BioPharmBlog/2007/11/13/this-years-flu-vaccine-a-shot-in-the-arm/comment-page-1/#comment-598 AnneS Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:49:24 +0000 http://avelient.com/BioPharmBlog/?p=55#comment-598 I believe you were more correct for those 15 years that you bypassed the shot and relied on your strong immune. Vaccines don't make your immune "rock-solid" - they make your immune weaker each time you take one. They take down your defenses, especially with all the toxins they contain. I believe you were more correct for those 15 years that you bypassed the shot and relied on your strong immune.
Vaccines don’t make your immune “rock-solid” – they make your immune weaker each time you take one. They take down your defenses, especially with all the toxins they contain.

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