I'm glad I got my flu shots

1.5M Canadians off sick with flu in Nov. - Healthzone.ca
In comparison, the number of hours lost is much great than what is lost with just the regular seasonal flu
Gilmore said the last time the province documented such significant loss in hours was during the blackout in August 2003

The last time I had the flu I was off work for a week. Now that I am self employed, I really can't afford a week off.

Answers to questions about H1N1 and the vaccine

How come our daughter got sick but we didn't? - The Globe and Mail

Vaccination - A Canadian historical perspective

Fear's old struggle with vaccination - The Globe and Mail

Revealing the anti-vaccination lobby

The anti-vaccination lobby < click me for the full post
... The current swine flu pandemic has really stirred up the anti-vaccination lobby and has brought out some wonderful examples of their use of free speech. ...

Medical Morons in the Age of Information

Bottom of the Glass: Medical Morons in the Age of Information
An interesting post about how a lot of people are believing in what a small number of "kooks" are claiming about vaccines.

We have people on both sides of the political spectrum who are railing against the swine flu vaccine. Celebrities who have no more medical training or knowledge than you, me, or the Keebler frappin' Elf are claiming that the vaccine is more dangerous than the flu it aims to prevent.
Click the link to read the full post from Bottom of the Glass.

Children and H1N1

No matter what you do, children always get flu - Healthzone.ca
Read the link first.

So, it is good advice to get your kids vaccinated against the H1N1 this year, especially if your child is under 5 years (6 months to 5 years old) and especially if they have health issues that could make their systems react in a stronger more negative way to the H1N1 virus.

Get the facts on the H1N1 flu and vaccine

FightFlu.ca/H1N1 Flu Virus - Government of Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada

Flu Nonsense in the Georgia Straight

Confessions of an Asshole Skeptic: FLU Nonsense in the Georgia Straight
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"My kids will not be getting either the swine-flu or the regular flu shot this year." Which is anti-vaxish for: "I will negligently contribute to the undermining of herd-immunity this year and will directly endanger my own progeny."
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