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Chinese Join Worldwide Rejection Of Swine Flu Vaccine
Less than one third say they will definitely
get H1N1 shot
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The people of China are the latest to reject the H1N1 vaccine,
according to results of national poll there indicating that
concern over the vaccine's safety outweighs concern over the
virus itself.
The
poll, conducted by China Daily and news website
sohu.com found that only 30% of 2,000 respondents said they
would definitely get the shot.
Over 54% of the respondents rejected the vaccine
outright, meaning that 702 000 000 people will refuse to roll
up their sleeves and take the shot.
The survey indicates a seismic shift in popular
opinion from just two months ago, when 76% of people in China
indicated that they would opt for inoculation.
The primary reason for the turnaround, according
to the survey results, is a general worry over the quality and
reliability of the vaccine, given that it has been fastracked
and is based on "mock up vaccines" that are up to
two years old.
Just two deaths resulting from H1N1 flu have been
confirmed in China, according to the health ministry.
The views of the Chinese people also reflect
those of populations within the United
States, Canada,
the UK
and in the rest of Europe.
Last week, when the first H1N1 vaccines became
available, 62% of American respondents to an ABC
News/Washington Post survey said they will probably
not get vaccinated, while 30% said they are not confident in
the shot's safety.
Despite a relatively low number of deaths in the
U.S. (see table below), coupled with the fact that the H1N1
virus remains mild, President Obama declared
a national state of emergency over the weekend,
prompting fears of mandatory vaccinations and martial law.
Meanwhile, in Europe, similar
levels of rejection of the vaccine have been reported,
with large portions of Danes, Finns, Germans, French, Spanish,
Belgians and Dutch people all saying they do not intend to take
the shot.
The number of refusniks is set to increase following reports
late last week of severe
side effects and even deaths in Sweden and Bulgaria
that may have been linked with the vaccine.
In France, nine individuals have filed
formal charges claiming that the H1N1 mass vaccination
campaign is a deliberate attempt to poison the French population.
In Germany, where the mass vaccination campaign begins today,
just
13% now say they are willing to take the shot,
down from 51% in July.
The dramatic fall off in willing recipients follows revelations
that government officials, the German military, police and members
of pandemic crisis committees will
receive a non adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine, while the
general public will only be offered the GlaxoSmithKline Pandemrix
shot, which contains squalene and thimerosal.
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