H1N1 Swine Flu The very mention of the sickness makes people rush for their closets and bolt their doors, hoping and praying they will be spared. Okay, so that was exaggerated. But my point is still that everyone is all worked up over this year's "big" threat. While, yes, there is a risk of contracting the virus, it's no more than a strain of the flu. (Last I checked, some version of the flu goes around every year.) Some authorities even want to declare a pandemic. And, while I agree that, yes, it is a little more dangerous than the normal flu, it's no shadow under which we should quake. People have been flocking to be vaccinated against this illness since scientists first released it for public use a little while ago. So much so that places that originally offered the vaccine are closing their doors to those who want it until they can recieve more doses. But, I ask you, folks, have we stopped and considered the potential risks of injecting this newly-developed medicine into our systems? This vaccine just came out. How are we to know if it will cause problems in the future? We bring our children to the clinics in an attempt to protect them from contracting the virus, but how do we know they won't be worse off for it? Yes, they might be spared from being sick today, but will it be worth it? Will the benefits outweigh the costs? We simply don't know. I'm not trying to scare anyone here, but seriously. Shouldn't we think this through before blindly following what we've been told? We're the proverbial lemmings rushing en masse off the edge of the cliff. Some doctors urge you to get it, some warn you stay away from it, but no one really has any clue what the medicine will do to the human body. And there's not even a 100% guarantee that you will come down with the swine flu. You might, you might not, but you don't know either way. I know the old saying is "Better safe than sorry," but couldn't that apply to getting this vaccine as well? | 
Wrong attitude, I know, but I can be quite competitive.) It was a blast! I liked it better than the wooden one.
I'll be starting coursework at the beginning of October.