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7 deaths reported from the flu, number expected to rise

Doctors say they are seeing 4 to 5 times as many cases of the flu this season. The Arkansas Department of Health says it is responsible for 7 deaths and that number is expected to get worse.

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LSSLSM - 1/12/2013 9:24 PM
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Every time someone you know that gets the flu - ask them if they had the flu shot. Just because the gov't states you should get it doesn't mean you should go like a good little lamb and pad the pharmacutical companies bank accounts. No thanks - if I get the flu (which is about every 3-4 years) I'll get it the old fashioned way. Not taking any chances of spolied batches or mishandling of batches. Nope. Not me. Not ever.

Butch54 - 1/8/2013 5:56 PM
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I hear that old sky is falling story in this.

Ike16 - 1/8/2013 4:15 PM
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The CDC and any doctor can and will tell you that the vaccine DOES NOT contain live a virus and therefore cannot cause influenza. The only harm could come if you have an allergy to eggs. In this case your doctor will give you proper advice.

alfisher3 - 1/8/2013 3:55 PM
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Maybe it's just a self induced conspiracy, but I seriously believe the relationship between the number of people getting the flu now is a direct result of us taking these flu shots. Maybe I'm wrong and it's just my own conspiracy thinking, but I think the FDA is actually responsible for helping make us sick with the "flu vaccine" and this very vaccine is what's causing our immune system to break down enough to catch the flu virus.
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