H1N1

Here are the MANY news stories I've found so far of people getting sick or paralyzed from the H1N1 swine flu vaccine.

Photo (left) : Donna Hartlen, a young mother, is now partially paralyzed and diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Hartlen, seen in her hospital room with her husband Wayne Burke, blames the H1N1 flu shot. That story is here.

On October 27, 13-year-old hockey player Evan Frustaglio died, allegedly from the H1N1 swine flu.

Well, you might want to take a look at this. Reye's Syndrome has been implicated in the deaths of teenagers who take fever-reducing medications for viral illnesses. Death is common, often within a few days, unless diagnosed and treated successfully [1]. The true incidence of Reye's Syndrome may be higher than the number of reported cases indicates [2].

What pandemic? Okay, so if we go with the definition that a "pandemic" means any disease that jumps the borders of countries, then sure, we have a pandemic. BUT....