So the other day I read about a new PTA fundraiser at Age of Autism - I was mortified by it. It's a flu shot clinic turned PTA fundraiser and its "coming soon to a school near you".... Flu Busters. $30 gets you the flu shot with a portion of that going to your local PTA.
Fingers crossed, but it hasn't come to mine yet - and never will if I have my say about it.
Apparently everyone wants to make a buck off of the flu shot - the government, your doctor, the insurance company.. and now PTAs? You've got to be kidding me!!! Let's make a buck and hurt our kids along the way. This goes against what all the PTA's that I belong to stand for.
*shaking my head in disbelief*
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Facts about the Flu Shot -
Please educate yourself on this vaccine before getting pricked (or snorting).
From Safeminds.org
Help Spread the Word About the Flu Vaccine
SafeMinds has developed a brochure providing information on the flu vaccine that is available to communicate the risks still posed by this thimerosal- containing vaccine. We encourage you to distribute this brochure in your doctor's office and other places you think people will pick up. Please feel free to download the file here or e-mail eksafeminds@gmail.com to receive copies of the brochure in the mail.
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My experience with the Flu Shot:
I received 1 flu shot in my life - ever. It was when I was pregnant with my son. I followed my ob/gyn blindly because they told me that the flu shot was recommended for expecting mothers. My son received the flu shot as an infant. He actually only got part 1 of the 2 part dose (they give it twice to infants and kids receiving it for the first time) - and missed getting part 2 because the doctors ran out of it. My daughter has never received the flu shot and will not be receiving this thimerosal containing vaccine! Nope, not her. I wish I had known more about the shot while I was pregnant and my son was a baby. Shame on me for not doing my research - urging others, please do yours.
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This is interesting. I had a flu shot while I was pregnant because my previous pregnancies were um, nightmares, and I believed that the doctor knew what was best for me. I also had my son get a flu shot as a baby, because again I thought it was best. I believe in having him vaccinated against diseases that could kill him, but the flu...is it really something that I need to worry about? Now I am also wondering if that and the MMR combo could have been what switched on the gene that triggered his Asperger's.
So at school your child can not take a vitamin or a Tylenol due to liability issues, but they are going to get behind vaccinations (not to mention pushing Ritalin)? Maybe at school we should just focus on educating the kids.
I do not believe Frog was vaccine injured - he showed signs that something was different even before birth. But I have a lot of friends with stories similar to yours. My kids continued to be vaccinated, but like you I am more selective about it.
I received terbutaline while I was pregnant with my son, and I've always wondered about that, read accounts of other moms who received terbutaline and their kids are autistic also. But we can't shame ourselves for not doing research then. We're doing it now and helping others, and that's what we have to remind ourselves. You're doing an excellent job, and I'm inspired by all you do. Take care.
So, does this mean when someone gets Guillain Barre Syndrome from the PTA flu shot, a parent can sue the school?
The PTA is walking down a slippery slope...
No flu shots. Not around here. We can't handle thimerisol.
My peds told me a few weeks ago that there was a new shot without thimerisol.
Still, I think my group is better off with the flu.
Our systems are simply too sensitive for this kind of assault.
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