PLEASE NOTE - WARNING!!
Yesterday, my son was offered, by his pediatrician, a "flu shot". We were stunned to find out that it is made from CHICKEN EMBRYOS. This is the standard issue flu vaccination this year.

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Anonymous said…
Hey Pen,
This is why we refuse to get the shot,and we had quite the discussion with our Pedi about refusing it for our son, too.
Thanks for posting the info!
5:20 PM
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