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Today I was sent an e-mail with an attachment which was a form that I was to fill in to enable me to have my Swine Flu vaccine. After reading the pathetic form, I decided that the swine flu vaccine was not for me.

I work for the NHS and as an employee in the health industry we are some of the first people to be offered the new vaccine. The application form consisted of the normal questions, name, address, area of work, occupation etc. And just THREE health questions which were:

1) Do you have a severe allergy to anything?
2) Have you ever had a severe allergic reaction to the flu vaccine? and
3) Would you like the Swine Flu vaccine and Flu Vaccine at the same time?

After answering the above three questions there was a box to tick to say whether or not I would like the Swine Flu Vaccine and a space in which you were to write the reason that you were declining.

I ticked the box to decline and then in the reason box wrote:

I am not wishing to have the Swine Flu Vaccine as I do not believe that a long enough research period was given into the making of the vaccine, I also believe that there are not enough facts available to the general public stating just how safe the vaccine is as so far not enough people have been given the vaccine to determine any long lasting side effects.
Also as I work for the NHS Dental Directorate, we as an organisation are not permitted to do so much as a scale and polish to our patients without first having them complete a medical history form which contains no less than TWENTY-FIVE questions, all relating to general health and medicines. I therefore do not believe that giving anyone a relatively new vaccine with only THREE medical health questions (one of which is an offer of a second vaccine at the same time) is not sufficient.