With only days left before the arrival of the first shipments of H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine, Americans are divided about whether or not they will receive the vaccinations, not to mention whether they will allow their children to receive it. But how many will or won’t seems to vary widely depending on who’s asking.

H1N1 vaccine risks exist. Whenever you inject something in to your body, you are not without risk. The question to ask yourself is this: is the
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H1N1 vaccine risks worth the reward of not catching the H1N1 flu virus?

The H1N1 flu virus, also known as the “swine flu” has claimed the lives of several individuals. According to the CDC, those at high risk for the H1N1 virus are children under 2, individuals over 65, pregnant women, individuals with certain chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and HIV, and children under 19 on aspirin therapy.

According to the Centers for Disease Control 28 pregnant women have already died from swine flu here in the U.S. One Hundred pregnant women have had to be hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit because of the virus.

Even with those statistics some women who are expecting say the H1N1 vaccine is just too new to take that chance.

Doctors says the flu vaccine is update every year depending on the strain of flu that circulating. Physicians argue this is just another update.

Doctors recommend pregnant women get the vaccination shot and not the nasal spray.

The shot is made with a dead or inactive virus. The spray has a live or weakened version of the virus.

Also, if you’re concerned about the mercury or thimerosal in the vaccine, you can request a thimerosal-free vaccination.