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written by Playmaker on 10/16/2009
The N1H1 swine flu recently ran through my house, affecting both children (one of which is asthmatic) and my wife. The affects were no worse than the normal flu, but the fear experienced by my wife and I was palpable.
Consequently, we were thrust into the position of filtering through all the crap and misinformation on the web to attempt to find what we should really be scared about.
If you are a person who, upon receiving an email about a virus, recall, or malware has the desire to send it onto the thousands of people in your address book, you should have your mouse hand removed. There are so many rumors floating around the web, mostly about the vaccine. Almost all of them are not to be believed. But if you feel compelled to write one, or pass one along, here is what it should say:
CAUTION:
The US Government has released a study, in conjunction with WHO and FEMA, to the effect that the N1H1 vaccine will cause children 0 to 16 and adults from 17 to 80 to grow a third hand just below the injection site. Only those people who respirate are affected, including those who breathe in after breathing out.
This is caused, the study claims, by an additive in prepared vaccines called extradigitonium that is a derivative of the waste products of glove-making.
The vaccine is perfectly safe but the NIH suggests that you get the injection on your bottom, so that if you experience the side affects you can hide the extra hand in your pants, and it will prove useful when unseemly itches occur in public.
The only web sites you should pay attention to are the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization.
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