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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2011 CONTACT: Mary McNamara, 301-628-5198 [email protected] Adam Sachs, 301-628-5038 [email protected] www.nursingworld.org ANA Joins ‘Just Label It’ Campaign Silver Spring, MD – The American Nurses Associati...

The flu vaccine is approved for pregnant and nursing women, and the package inserts for most varieties clearly states these populations have not been studied, yet approving it for them certainly implies safety. Patients deserve quality safety studie...

Exactly! How can you know. When they say the flu shot is 62% effective, they are counting effective as including those who were vaccinated and got the flu anyways but did not require hospitalization. It is very poorly executed, presented and is quite...

If it weren't for employees standing up for their rights, do you think "the man" as you put it would pay overtime, give adequate sick days, or good insurance benefits? As far as I can tell, nurses are the single most involved and needed employees at...

Deciding to be a nurse does not mean we decided to be vaccinated annually for the flu. In reality, the family member in the situation you would be concerned about would be at greater risk from a vaccinated employee or visitor that lacked basic infec...

The studies listed are far from adequate. They look at too few factors over too short a period of time on too few people. The unfortunate fact that fish and commercial foods are also contaminated is only evidence of a broader problem resulting in p...

I agree with many of your views, and respect that you voice them. I only wish more people would, especially other nurses. We are advocates for our patients, and standing up for our right to decide what drugs go into our bodies has positive conseque...

They don't stop at flu vaccines either of course. The one that bothered me the most I think was the attempt in Texas to mandate the HPV vaccine to school age kids as young as 12. In this particular case, Rick Perry(governor at the time) tried push...

The studies outlined in the vaccine package inserts and other published sources do seem to be quite lacking. To me it seems the real safety trial is done after the vaccines are released to the public, of course true with all drugs to differing degre...

Its an interesting subject, that's for sure. And so many people believe that its a clear cut issue, ie vaccines are safe, period. And while much is implied in this area, I imagine its quite challenging to find any MD, scientist, or entity with any ac...

I have received the majority of vaccinations available. Many were given to me as a child before I knew much about the subject. The number of vaccines given to children is astonishing, and it is many more than were given when I was growing up in the...

That is horrible and unfair. What state? I ran into a similar problem when I was in nursing school, and it was challenging but eventually I found a solution. What happened to you is a good example of why we need to protect our right as autonomous in...

That is wonderful to hear. Me neither. Another thing I was thinking about, as I see the direction we seem to be moving in nationally with forced vaccination in schools, hospitals, and various contexts, is who is it that will be asked to do the inject...

It is a scary trend, and also crazy that more people do not want to stand up for these fundamental rights. We have to maintain the right to decide for ourselves what drugs we take. I do not want someone else thinking for me. I know plenty of nurses, ...

If my baby was there, I would hope they were not irradiating my child with x rays if not absolutely necessary. She could still get and pass the flu even if she had the vaccine. If she is washing her hands properly, and not coughing on people that is ...

There are much more effective ways to save lives than to force people to get injected with something they do not want. I fully support the right for all people to choose for themselves what goes into their body. Vaccination and other practices inten...

Thanks for the thought provoking response, I feel very engaged.

I know what adjuvants are intended to do, and I am sure they achieve the intended goals. However, more studies need to be done in order to know what unintended consequences may result as well. It seems entirely logical that kicking the immune syste...

How do you know overstimulating the immune system is not a problem? The immune system is very intricate, and something is causing autoimmune disorders/food allergies to skyrocket. And the CDC has many people that are on the payrolls of pharmaceutical...

I agree with much of what you said. As nurses, we do need to be involved in this. In addition to my nursing education, I have spent much time researching drug company safety data, foreign studies regarding safety and efficacy, CDC/WHO reports, as wel...

I think it is scary there is no direct accountability for the drug companies or practitioners in this area. Any compensation is paid by consumer fees. I am grateful for the benefits some vaccines have given us, but the system needs improvement. Phar...

If you read most flu vaccine package inserts, they clearly state the safety and efficacy of the flu vaccine in pregnant women have not been established, and it is not known whether the flu vaccine will harm the fetus or a nursing infant. It is howev...

I am very much against requiring anyone to get a flu vaccine, or any other drug, period. What medications we take should be a personal choice. Education is the answer, not force. There are too many examples of pharmaceutical companies, regulatory ag...

The initial post was supporting the labeling of GM foods. This would allow people to make informed decisions about what they eat. Those that wish to consume conventional produce,or that are indifferent can continue doing so. Those that wish to av...

in addition, as stated in "Healthy Food in Healtcare" from the 2008 ANA house of delegates, the ANA wantes the FDA to reconsider the approval of rBGH (growth hormone injected into cows), as Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and all countries in the EU ...