1979 CBS 60 Minutes Coverage of X53A Vaccine for 1976 Swine Flu

(d) During such public health emergency or state of emergency, any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a  license or privilege, or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part or parts  of such real estate or premises for the purpose of assisting in responding to the emergency, shall  not be civilly liable for causing the death of, or injury to, any person on or about such real estate  or premises under such license, privilege, or other permission, or for causing loss of, or damage  to, the property of such person, except in the event of willful, wanton, or reckless misconduct.  The immunities provided in this subsection shall not apply to any person whose act or omission  caused in whole or in part such emergency or who would otherwise be liable therefore.

(15) to care for any emerging mental health or crisis counseling needs that individuals may exhibit, with the consent of the individuals. 

 Not withstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, provided that, based on a periodic review, the Commissioner has found that within the City of Boston, the local public health  authority has adequate and appropriate resources to exercise authority relative to subparagraph  (5), said local public health authority, after notifying the Commissioner, may exercise authority  relative to subparagraph(5) of this section during either type of declared emergency unless such  action is deemed by the Commissioner, after consultation with the local public health authority,  to be contrary to the interests of the Commonwealth. Upon request or issuance of an order by the commissioner or his or her designee, or by a local public health authority or its designee, an officer authorized to serve criminal process may arrest  without a warrant any person whom the officer has probable cause to believe has violated an  order given to effectuate the purposes of this subsection and shall use reasonable diligence to enforce such order.

Any person who knowingly violates an order of the commissioner or his or her designee, or of a local public health authority or its designee, given to effectuate the purposes of this subsection  shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of note more than  one thousand dollars, or both. 

http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st02pdf/st02028.pdf

Although the writers chicken out at the end, I recommend the recent five episode Torchwood; 'Children of Earth' on BBC America, which explores how government institutionally views it subjects. 

In light of the Swine Flu and other dire threats, I think it best to examine the governments advise and do the exact opposite.

 I remember this vividly, even though I was in 3rd grade at the time. The nurses came in that day with their special pneumatic injector guns that looked like some evil medical torture device right out of STAR WARS. At that age, I already didn't like going to the doctor to get shots, and I was scared to death what this ray-gun-looking thing was going to do to me.

To my amazement, it was painless!! And from that day on, I always pestered Mom and Dad that when I went in for my annual check up and flu shot, I demanded we go to wherever they they had those things that looked like automotive paint guns. Everyone else was obviously soooooooo behind the times. Sticking sharpened steel lances into the flesh of unsuspecting children? As Dr. McCoy on the Enterprise would say, "BARBARIANS!!"

Didn't they change the law so that you can't sue the Drug Companies (or likely the Government) about vaccines any more?