OT Flu shot letter to the editor

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Following is a letter to the editor that I sent into my

local 'news'paper today after gagging over the article on

the importance of getting flu shots. It's over the 200 word

limit but hopefully they'll print it. For those of you who

like to do this, you are welcome to use it, changed as

needed. I tried to keep it generic for this purpose. I

would love to have included Doc's TT recipe but not enough

room. I have been passing it out everywhere else (Doc:

should I leave your phone number on it?). I've been tempted

to visit the local pediatric offices and just hang out in

the lines forming and pass it out. Anyone wanna come with

me :-) oh! And if anyone else has letters that they'd be

willing to share, I am a ghost writer for some friends and

they would gladly send one in. Only have one in me on this

subject!!

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To the Editor:

 

After reading about the panic people are in over the lack of

flu shots, I thought it was time folks hear the rest of the

story.

 

Last year's flu viruses are in this year's influenza

vaccine. Since the CDC estimates there are over 300

different influenza related viruses, it is not likely you

will be protected from this year's strain. You also need to

know that vaccines stay active in the body for 3 to 10 years

and vaccines stress the immune system; they do not enhance

it. I'm sure you know people who became sick after being

vaccinated. The excuse used is that they were already

getting sick. If that's the case and the shot stimulates

the immune system then they should not have become ill. Are

you starting to see the double talk the drug industry is

using?

 

Know too they contain thimerosal - a mercury-laden

preservative. Scientific evidence continues to accumulate

regarding a biologically plausible connection between the

preservative and certain neurological disorders. Some

scientists have attributed the growth in Alzheimer's disease

and autism to mercury found in certain vaccines.

 

FluMist, a new intranasal LIVE virus vaccine, is being

administered in public places such as drug and grocery

stores. The package insert warns recipients that they will

be contagious for 21 days and to avoid being around immune

compromised people. Since roughly 50 percent of the U.S.

population is indeed " immune compromised " , getting the

FluMist shot is certainly an unwise gamble. And going to any

of the stores that are administering it is an even worse

gamble.

 

Shirley Anna Crandall, D.C.

Etc.

 

NOTE OFF THE RECORD: I realize this is over your word limit

but believe that each point is very important. Hopefully,

you won't have to cut too much of it.