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Dr. Elaina George, MD
What Is in the Swine Flu Vaccine: A Primer
October 30, 2009
There has been
a lot of confusion about what ingredients are in the
H1N1 Vaccine. In order to distill the information to
make it easier for you to make an informed choice,
here is a brief synopsis of the information provided
by the manufacturers in their package inserts.
There are 4 manufactures who have been approved to sell H1N1 vaccine in
the US. They are: Novartis, CSL, Sanofi/Pasteur and MedImmune
1) Novartis makes an injectable vaccine for ages 4 and above. The
ingredients include:
▪ Thimerosal (Mercury) both in the single dose and the multi dose vials
▪ Antibiotics - polymyxin and neomycin (can be neurotoxic)
▪ It is manufactured with phenol (the chemical used on skin in cosmetic
face peals to remove wrinkles)
They recommend that children ages 4-9 get 2 injections one month apart.
This would increase the risk from a reaction to the mercury (e.g,
neurological damage such as Gullain-Barre or possibly Autism)
2) CSL makes an injectable vaccine. Only the multi dose vial contains
thimerosal
3) Sanofi/Pasteur - Only the multi dose vial contains thimerosal. This
vaccine is made with polyethelene glycol (antifreeze) and formaldehyde
(a chemical used in embalming).
Vaccines 1-3 are grown in chicken embryo cells. So if a person has
severe allergies to eggs, they are at risk of having an allergic
reaction and should therefore not take the vaccine.
4) MedImmune makes a live attenuated H1N1 vaccine that has an intranasal
delivery. It does not contain thimerosal, but has the food additive MSG
(monosodium glutamate) which can cause reactions in some people who are
sensitive, it also contains gentamycin (an antibiotic which can be
neurotoxic and cause hearing loss)
As per the package inserts from all of the manufacturers:
"Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of
Fertility
Neither FLUVIRIN nor the Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine have
been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for
impairment of fertility."
In other
words, NONE of the H1NI vaccines have been evaluated for the possible
potential to cause cancer, birth defects or its effect on fertility.
This is according to the information from all of the manufacturers.
