The Swine Flu Vaccine and Your Family
Like most families, you’re probably being bombarded by the media regarding swine flu: precautions, symptoms, and the availability of the shot.
First, you need to know this: most widely available doses of the swine flu vaccine will contain thimerosal, a mercury-laden preservative that has been removed from most vaccines on the Recommended Immunization Schedule over fears of neurological effects.
Also, there are ways you can protect even the littlest members of your family, without giving them a vaccine.
What? It’s either stock up on the Tamiflu or line up for the vaccine? Not so fast, there…
