A Shot In the Dark - Part 1
• www.momsagainstmercury.orgDoctors Question Flu Shot Statistics
By KELLY O'MEARA
Special to The Journal
Americans are scared. From coast to coast, young and old have stood in lines, signed up for lotteries and even crossed national borders with the hope of getting a shot at this year’s limited supply of the influenza vaccine.
The credit for the mass hysteria that has swept the nation in the last two months should be given to federal health officials, who, through ongoing public relations campaigns that easily rival those of corporate America’s top-selling products, have successfully convinced the public that without the vaccine tens of thousands, or worse, might die.
In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
