How should we fight the flu?

We start this new year with an epidemic of the flu and the controversy still stands: should we or should we not use vaccines?

On one side of the spectrum, moms all across the nation are arguing that vaccinations demonstrate a strong association with mental illness. According to The Healthy Home Economist, “All vaccines are loaded with chemicals and heavy metals.” Those chemicals are lead, acetone, phenol, glycerin, formaldehyde, human diploid cells, rabbit brain, pig blood, and the list goes on and on. We put those in our body when we choose to have a vaccination.

In a testing in Germany, it was found that all vaccinations include small amounts of mercury (even the ones that claim to be mercury free). This also proves another point of The Healthy Home Economist, “Pharmaceutical companies can’t be trusted at all (ever).”

But on the other side of the spectrum, we were all given one vaccination at birth, which is the hepatitis B vaccination. All health care workers need to get this vaccination. If that’s so, that means your doctor is getting the shot. So despite everything above, why do the people who care for us take the risk? Here are some reasons why you should get vaccinated.

Vaccines will keep you healthy. When you skip out on vaccinations, you ultimately leave yourself vulnerable to illnesses such as the flu, HAV, HBV, shingles, and much more. Having a vaccination doesn’t completely eradicate the idea of being able to catch the illness, but your odds are much slimmer.

Also, vaccine-preventable diseases are expensive in the workplace. You miss out on an average five to six days with influenza. Your co-workers need you and for something that can be prevented for free (as most healthcare departments provide free influenza vaccinations).

This doesn’t only apply to the workplace but to your learning environments as well. Kids often miss at least five days due to the flu. People with weakened immune systems may be out for more than seven days.

The flu can’t be completely eradicated, but with enough precaution, we should be able to impose less of a victim to the flu. For vaccinating your future children and for yourself, that is ultimately up to you and what you choose to believe.