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Flu shots causing miscarriage and stillbirth

SophiasMom2010
SophiasMom2010
I just read a few really shocking articles about the H1N1 flu shot causing over 3500 stillbirths and miscarriages. Just thought you all deserved to know, supposedly they have "fixed it" but you never know...
misssingmartiin
misssingmartiin
Yikes, what about the regular flu shot I wonder? I got the regular flu shot but it was at the apt. when they first found out my baby wasn't doing very well.
SophiasMom2010
SophiasMom2010
I don't know. I would research it if you're still curious.
tkizer
tkizer
It's only the H1N1 vaccine that caused this issue. It occurred in 2009 and maybe 2010 too. I was pregnant with my rainbow daughter in 2009 and did get the H1N1 vaccine. They didn't know about the miscarriage risk until well later, and luckily my rainbow daughter arrived safe into this world in January of 2010.

Any new vaccine has increased risks. At the time, I felt that the risk of getting H1N1 outweighed any potential risks associated with the vaccine. Had I known there was an increase in miscarriages, I would not have done it. But they didn't know about the increase until well after millions got the vaccine.

The regular flu shot is safe as is the new H1N1 shot or so they say.