Separating myth from fact in debate about flu vaccine

[HuckleB]

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Separating+myth+from+fact+debate+about+vaccine/2149677/story.html

"So did you hear? You can protect yourself from swine flu by putting bowls of cut-up onions in every room of your house.

No really, it's true, I read it on the Internet, on the same website that had the skinny on the giant albino alligators that live in New York city sewers, a scandal that the government has tried to suppress for years.

Both of these stories are, of course, urban myths, which are usually just harmless fun.

But there are some persistent myths circulating widely about the H1N1 vaccine now becoming available that may persuade people not to take it, a decision that could lead to a lot of needless misery, hospitalizations and even deaths.

These myths are all based on the false notion that the vaccine is more dangerous than the flu, especially for otherwise healthy people.

Here are the main ones making the rounds.

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Hear! Hear!

[Chemisse]

1. Good idea

There are plenty of people here on DU who worry about the H1N1 vaccine and this information can help clear things up.

[astral]

2. It's whole onions, not cut-up onions.

Don't knock it til ya try it! : )

Whoops, I keep my onions in the fridge -- must re-group!

[greennina]

3. It's not a myth if it's true!

Seriously, think about it.

[HuckleB]

5. Ah, The Onion!

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

4. But isn't the vancouver sun owned by big pharma.

[zbdent]

6. I heard that you can avoid swine flu by not bathing for weeks ...

since you won't have any human contact (nobody would want to get near you), you won't catch it from ANYBODY ...