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Originally Posted by BigBrodieFan
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I highly agree. Pharmaceutical companies in the States make a fortune from flu vaccines. Heck, they even come to our office every year and charge $25.00 for a vaccine for anyone who wants one. You can get flu vaccines everywhere here, including the grocery store, for about $20-$25 a shot.
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People are kidding themselves if they don't think some people make a lot of money from vaccination programs. Millions of people die from treatable illnesses every year in countries that can't afford to subsidize vaccines. If it wasn't about money first, then everyone would get them.
People also seem to not realize that the Swine Flu broke out in 1998 and it was hardly brought to any attention. Now, vaccines can be produced cheaper and more quickly, and suddenly it became the plague of the 21st century according to the media in the more recent outbreak.
Again, I am not saying that people shouldn't get vaccines in general, but there is a lot of business and politics going on behind the scenes in the medical community. It's just like a lot of environmentalist causes might have the best intentions, but many of them get manipulated to money making ventures not always based on best interests. It's just the world we live in.
When I went and got my H1N1 vaccine, I asked the person giving it to me what else I should do (ie. diet, sanitation, meditation/rest) to protect myself... I didn't get any useful information. I already knew some things, but I was hoping for more information. I just found it funny that they are so quick to promote their products like sales people, but didn't want to (or couldn't) give me any free advice.