Poll: Swine flu vaccine questions linger

Title: Poll: Swine flu vaccine questions linger

Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2009

Description: (NECN/ABC) - The massive government campaign to get Americans vaccinated against the swine flu has run into some road blocks. There is still not enough of the vaccine to go around. And a new ABC News poll finds there are lingering questions about...

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" Long lines outside clinics that people are eager to get -- H one and once swine flu vaccine. I'm hear his side effect and not getting a shot is death. Keep those numbers -- the sickness so -- work the way but he -- ABC news Washington Post -- not every -- onboard. Almost 40% say they won't Saxony their children and while 67% are confident that vaccine is safe 30% say it isn't. The government public health experts and many doctors insist the best protection against one virus is to be inoculated. "

" We don't yet know whether we'll see a second or even third wave of this virus coming. So I would certainly did not want people to think well it's too late to get the vaccine."

" Although their skepticism our poll shows more people are worried now about catching the swine flu than they were in August. The increasing concern and production problems have led to shortages of vaccine throughout the country. The top priority still going to vulnerable groups including pregnant women and those with preexisting medical conditions. I know a lot of people and I and I know laden are afraid of the shot Niki Sanders and they get sick from the shot. But snapped a shot as they get sick from it's been exposed. The government is now promised -- fifty million doses in November and 150 million in December. That's little comfort for the thousands who are already lining up -- clinics. Public health experts expect -- vaccine to be administered through march. If the -- at ABC news Washington."

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