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Originally Posted by Mark
I guess my main concern is long-term, which is something that cannot be tested quickly.
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True, but flu vaccines have been used for a very long time and monitored pretty closely without any evidence of such effects. The one difference for the H1N1 vaccine from previous vaccines is the adjuvant, but they've been used for over 10 years in Europe without any adverse effects. There's also no biological reason why long-term effects would be affected.
Of course I'm biased in that I don't want to get influenza, and the flu vaccine will only be truly effective if a very large proportion of the population gets it since protection isn't 100% (the estimates I've heard are that around 60% of the population would need it to prevent a pandemic). So, out of pure self interest, I want everyone to get the vaccine.