1/3 of ParentsSay No To H1N1 Shot

It's one of those things where you're almost damned if you do, damned if you don't
I thought they weren't using Thermerosol in vaccines anymore.
The preservative is not in the FluMist nasal spray, which can be given to healthy kids age 2 and older. But it's in many injectable doses, which are packaged in multi-dose vials that require thimerosal to prevent bacterial contamination

clipped from wbztv.com As the first wave of swine flu vaccine crosses the country, more than a third of parents don't want their kids vaccinated, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. Some parents say they are concerned about side effects from the new vaccine while others say swine flu doesn't amount to any greater health threat than seasonal flu. The AP poll, conducted Oct. 1-5, found 72 percent of those surveyed are worried about side effects, recall the 1976 swine flu immunization campaign that vaccinated 40 million Americans against an epidemic that never materialized. many who got the shots back then filed injury claims blaming health problems on the vaccine, with some reporting a paralyzing condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome. fears are compounded by worries about thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that will be in roughly 60 percent of the 225 million swine flu doses ordered for Americans. But it's in many injectable doses,