Who is worried about the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine the most? Chicken Little, or The Little Red Hen?

 -- Or, The H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine.  Is it really safe, or not?  -- 

Swine Flu advice from an occasional "Chicken Little:"

Okay, so the truth is, I really do try to keep an open mind to all things alternative and natural.

I try to not be a pharmaceutical lemming jumping over the cliff with whatever "new drug" treatment is being offered simply because I'm being told to.  I've learned the hard way to research things first.

I really do understand that there are safe and helpful drugs and bad ones which have been rushed to the market and have caused harm.  It's a major problem.  

But, not all drugs are dangerous, medications are harmful and all western medicine is corrupt. 

All ask is that people keep and open mind about the Swine Flu and make a wise decision.


That's why, when I heard there was a city flu clinic last weekend,
I stood in line for hours with hundred's of others
and was actually was one of the lucky ones who got the flu vaccine.  


Yes.  The H1N1 shot.  


Why?  Well, I have a pre-existing condition , so
I was one of the lucky ones.  I got the flu shot.


Now, everyone in the house has the flu, except me.   
And, I feel a bit conflicted about that.
But, the truth is, if we want a vaccine
then we should be able to have one.

Someone has to make all that chicken soup for others.


What astounds me is that not everyone wants to by vaccinated.  
I find that, well, interesting.

But, when I got the email today from a "Dr. Mercola" who actually posted a "funny video" about the flu vaccines, I saw red.

Here's a link to this guy's website, suggesting that the vaccine is dangerous and is the equivalent of just spewing mucus into a blender and adding frog preservatives.  People have died from this flu.  

Yeah, right now with so many people sick, I don't think this is so funny.

My husband just pointed out this was posted by Jim Carrey.
Both Carrey and Bill Maher think vaccines are a bad idea.


I think we all should make up our own minds.

So, I just wanted to take a moment to suggest people not waste

too much time arguing over the safety of vaccines right now.


This isn't a time to sit around too long to debate this.


I'm hardly suggesting anyone panic, but the germs are here,
so it's best to make a choice about that and own it. 

--- Yours Truly,  

The Little Red Hen, 

By the way -- You remember who the Little Red Hen was, right?  

The Little Red Hen was that hardworking pain in the ass
poultry who worked hard so that she would have provisions
in place during the long, cold winter.  

Meanwhile, all the lazy animals made fun of her

while they were loafing off, but then later on
when it was cold they realized they should been more like
like the Red Hen, and then, boy, were they ever sorry.

It's kind of a boring kids story, really, isn't it?

Who cares about a humorless, do-gooder chicken? I don't.

Sorry for all the children's story metaphors, 

but I just trying to make a point that I think it's
a mistake to confuse the actions of Chicken Little
with that of, well, The Little Red Hen, right now.

And as tedious and frustrating as it is to have to wait
for the flu shots to arrive. I think it's wise to be persistent.
I think it's good to have someone vaccinated to make soup.

In my opinion, better to risk looking like Chicken Little and acting
like The Little Red Hen, as long as it keeps us healthy.