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wow, thats not what i got from the article. are we talking about the same article? what i read was the hini vacc is an american made money racket causing more harm than good, a complete sham and obese to morbidly obese women are at a very high risk, bla, bla, bla..smoking aint worth a damn but i had an article i really wanted to present yesterday about how dangerous obesity was since body fat stores toxins in a major way. i didnt post the article cause a persons physique could be a sensitive subject. wish i still had the link now. it stated what i believe. too many fat particles in our bloodstreams.

If you scroll down, you'll find these paragraphs, under the heading, Smoking and Obesity Increase Risk of H1N1
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It is known that smoking greatly increases ones risk of severe complications from any flu virus. This is for several reasons. One, smokers eat a much poorer diet than non-smokers.

Second, smoking destroys the cilia in the bronchial passageways that are essential for clearing mucus and debris -- thus increasing the risk of developing pneumonia. Finally, nicotine is a very powerful immune suppressant. The combined effect of all three is enough to land anyone in the ICU during even a mild flu season. Likewise, chronic smokers have low magnesium levels, which increase their risk of developing bronchiospasm that is resistant to normal drug treatments.
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That's where it says that nicotine is a very powerful immune suppressant.

i caught that after reading it mak. there was just a lot more to the story that caught my eye. the doc was totally against the vacc, called it a hyped up moneymaker. overweight smokers were at most risk, but the claim that vaccs can mutate years later really hit home. i firmly believe an army vacc recurred on me causing hcv. just a gut feeling since so many vets are hcv pos, so few used iv drugs. gee i sure wasnt tryin to detract from your point. i aint takin the vacc. good article.