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Doctor, many consumers oppose swine flu vaccine
Posted: 10.08.2009 at 2:35 PM
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Wednesday on connectmidmichigan.com, 84% of voters say they did not plan on getting the H1N1 vaccine.

An Associated Press poll finds one-third of parents oppose the swine flu vaccine.

Some say they fear side-effects, while others say they don't believe the swine flu will be that bad.

NBC25 spoke with Dr. Sherri Tenpenny. She's an outspoken advocate against vaccinations. She says, people are doing their homework and researching the issue for themselves.

Tenpenny says, "This is a live vaccine. The viruses have been weakened, but it is a live virus. It's been shown that up to 2.4% of people who are given the mist can spread it to other people. 2.4% doesn't seem like a lot, but if you take that number per 100,000 people, 2.4% is 2,400 people that could be contaminated and contract the virus and the flu from the flu mist."

The Centers for Disease Control says "A vaccine, like any medicine, could cause a serious problem, like an allergic reaction. But the risk of any vaccine causing serious harm, or death, is extremely small."

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