I'm usually fairly cynical... but I had my H1N1 vaccination this morning. I feel that I made an educated choice. Though I agree, each to their own... if somebody feels intuitively bad about being vaccinated themselves then they should go with that. Personally I had a very persistent little voice in my head saying "get it!"... so I did. I have a chronic illness (Graves) and 2 kids in school which makes me a higher risk than the average person. With regard to the heavy metal mercury in the preservative: doesn't worry me but I'm not pregnant. Seeing the bigger picture the average person will absorb MUCH more heavy metal by driving their car in heavy traffic every day than via this vaccination. Do pregnant women stop driving in heavy traffic because of the unknown risks? Not usually. That is an incredibly toxic activity that most women choose to ignore... interesting. The number of pregnant women happy to drink Coke also astounds me. Are there conclusive tests as to what THAT does to your unborn baby?

I'm not trying to convince every pregnant women to have the H1N1 vaccination Just appealing for a bit of perspective. At the end of the day everyone is responsible for their own health and that of their child... and this does ultimately mean that everyone has to weigh the odds for themselves... keeping in mind the bigger picture.