Flu Vaccine Side Effects by Linda Mackenzie

BECAUSE...Informed Choices ARE Better Choices. Here's some info from CDC/Drugs.com:

THE INACTIVE VIRUS FLU VACCINE

Influenza (INACTIVATED) vaccine: COMMON SIDE EFFECTS
tenderness	hardened mass	swelling injection site	severe itching
bruising	hemorrhage	cellulitis	injection-siteskin discoloration
rash	abnormal crying	malaise	injection site inflammation
fever	chest tightness	hot flashes	injection site abscess
headache	flushing	chills/shivering	myalgia
lethargy	migraines	back pain	drowsiness
mouth/phanyx pain	cough	runny nose/nasal congestion	abdominal cramps
facial swelling	sore throat	nose mucus	upper respiratory tract infection
irritability	reddened eyes	wheezing	nausea
Eye pain	photophobia	vomiting	loss of or decreased appetite
eye swelling	eyelid swelling	diarrhea	conjunctivitis
getting the flu	insomnia	dizziness	eye irritation/ocular hyperemia

and still more...

Influenza (INACTIVATED) vaccine: OTHER POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
muscle weakness	arthritis	arthralgia	myasthenia
severe shoulder pain	convulsions	neuralgia	paresthesia
febrile seizures	nerve damage	nerve loss	brain function damage
numbness	abnormal gait	dizziness	inflammation of the spinal cord
tremor	drowsiness	loss of sense of touch	Guillain-Barre syndrome
limb paralysis	confusion	vertigo	loss of muscle movement
Meningitis	Bell's Palsy	pharyngitis	temporary loss of consciousness
stroke like episodes	epistaxis	Rhinitis	facial/cranial nerve paralysis
laryngitis	dyspnea	dysphonia	stroke like episodes
nasopharyngitis	bronchospasm	throat tightness	Dysphagia
mouth swelling	throat swelling	tongue swelling	abdominal pain
serum sickness	Puritus	rash	pharyngolaryngeal pain
urticaria	angioedema	sweating	anaphylactic shock
erythema multiforme	pallor	vasculitis	lymphadenopathy
pleuropericarditis	tachycardia	vasodilation	pericarditis
Death	Vasculitis with transient renal involvement		Stevens-Johnson syndrome
vaccine-associated acute brain inflammation			transient thrombocytopenia
Possible seizures in young children who get the flu shot along with PCV13 vaccine and/or DTaP vaccine

NOW FOR THE LIVE VIRUS FLU VACCINE....

Influenza (LIVE) vaccine side-effects: COMMON SIDE EFFECTS
cough	runny nose	nasal congestion	sneezing
rhinitis	sinuitis	ear inflammation	nosebleeds
wheezing	sore throat	irritability	vomiting
diarrhea	muscle aches	decreased activity	abdominal pain
tiredness	decreased appetite	weakness	chills
fever	Bell's Palsy	Guillain-Barré syndrome	muscle aches
Meningitis	encephalitis	facial swelling	allergic reaction
rash	rash	red, itchy welts	headache
stomach pain	loss of appetite	heart pericardium inflammation

and still more...

Influenza (LIVE) vaccine side-effects: LESS COMMON SIDE EFFECTS
earache	ear redness/swelling	cheekbone/eye pain	trouble breathing
shortness of breath	itchy feet/hands	sneezing	tightness of chest
difficulty breathing	sudden weakness	inside nose swelling	eye swelling

and YES, still more...

Influenza (LIVE) vaccine side-effects: OTHER POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
anxiety	bloody nose	blue or pale skin	chest pain
redness/swelling cheekbone	eye pain	trouble breathing	confusion
diarrhea	dizziness	drowsiness	fast heartbeat
feeling ill	hoarseness	inability to move arms/legs	irritation
itching	joint pain	lips/tongue/face swelling	nausea
severe headache	skin rash	stiff neck	stiff back
vomiting	abdominal pain	face muscle weakness	stomach pain
serious injury	death

Aside from the side effects of the actual flu vaccines, we need to look at the other ingredients in vaccines that have possible long term consequences to our body.

What's in Your Flu Vaccine in addition to the inactive or live virus?

Thimerosal (a.k.a. mercury)
According to the CDC, flu vaccines contain thimerosal. Some flu vaccines have as much as 25mcg of mercury per dose. That's more than 250X times what the Environmental Protection Agency's safety limit for mercury is and just to let you know Mercury is 500-1,000 times more toxic than lead.

Formaldehyde - Since 1987 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified formaldehyde as a probable human carcinogen and some studies of humans have suggested that formaldehyde exposure is associated with certain types of cancer. According to the CDC People with asthma, bronchitis, or other breathing conditions are especially sensitive to formaldehyde. The elderly and children can be at risk from formaldehyde..

Aluminum - a neurotoxin that has been linked to Alzheimer's disease

Neomycin - an aminoglycoside antibiotic

Polysorbate 80 - often contaminated with 1-4-dioxane, a carcinogen

Triton X-100 - a detergent

Phenol - carbolic acid

Ethylene glycol - antifreeze

Betapropiolactone - a disinfectant that is carcinogenic when injected into the blood

Nonoxynol - used to kill/or stop Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Growth

Octoxinol 9 - a vaginal spermicide

Sodium phosphate - associated with side effects of diarrhea, possible organ damage and the FDA warns that you should never take more than one dose within 24 hours of over-the-counter sodium phosphate drugs because they can cause severe health risks, even possible death.

Sugar & Gelatin

and either Egg Protein or Human Genetic Material (fetus?) that has been genetically modified

plus more stuff...