I would hope that eveyrone know that getting a vaccine is getting a strain OF that very same virus it aims to prevent.  This is of course to build the immune system even though the vaccine is an assault on the immune system.

It has now been declared a widespread emergency and the shortage of vaccinations was due to the fact that millions of hens laying eggs to grow the vaccine didnt lay fast enough. heh

"The government now hopes to have about 50 million doses of swine flu vaccine out by mid-November and 150 million in December. The flu virus has to be grown in chicken eggs, and the yield hasn't been as high as was initially hoped, officials have said."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091024/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_swine_flu

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     Echo,

     Thank you for posting this information.....

     Taking 1000 Milligrams of Vitamin C every day has been very effective in preventing Colds and the Flu.

     I start taking Echinacea and Goldenseal in September, or October and I continue to take it for 14 days and take a break for a couple of days and continue on until the middle of Spring. I also take Zinc and I drink Ginger Tea and I can tell you that I haven't had a Cold or a Flu for a few years now.....

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Thank you for posting this. Luckily, I hadn't planned on getting the vaccine anyway. For one reason it is swabbed in the nose and I have had bad experiences with medicines swabbed in the nose. (Think bloody nose from hades)

That's really too bad that it uses chicken eggs. Probably tested on animals too. Another conundrum when trying to live cruelty-free!

Passing this on to other vegan groups, I hope you don't mind!

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I don't trust that vaccine. I prefer to boost my immune system to prevent catching it. I have read on Project Weight Loss how can we do that.

You must boost your immune system to avoid it. In general, healthy food is the best defense against any kind of disease. How to strength your immune system if not through dieting?

Drink no-calories and no-caffeine beverages. You need to stay adequately hydrated in order to avoid diseases. You don’t know how many fluids to drink? Divide your weight by two and you’ll find the number of ounces you need to drink daily. If there’s a hot weather or your lifestyle involves lots of exercises you should drink more fluids.

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Hello!!!

Thank you for this!!! The swine flu vaccine in Australia is free & available now...

I didn't take it because I had a creepy feeling about it...

Very happy I didn't!!!

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Thanks for this post. There are so many things wrong about the Swine Flu Vaccine, one of them being that it's not vegan. There are no vaccines that are vegan and most of them carry animal products (blood cow serum, monkey kidney cells, egg etc).

We are not getting the vaccine of the new flu either. A well balanced vegan diet is the best weapon against diseases. I wish more people realized this.

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