Effects of H1N1 Still Impact Us TODAY
About four days ago, it was announced that 79 kids previously vaccinated with Pandemrix developed narcolepsy. In a nutshell, the symptoms of the disease involve involuntarily falling asleep during any time of the day. Unfortunately, there is no known cure for this disease and a link was directly found involving Pandemrix. So who do we blame for this obvious human error? The public for demanding so feverishly for a vaccine? or do we blame the government who listened to the "relatively" uneducated masses? Just today, after reading this article I asked myself, "when has being over prepared ever caused harm?" I tried to answer this question by comparing scenarios in the past: writing an exam, practicing for sports, piano performances, cooking a meal, going on a date. In each one of the situations, being over-prepared has always been beneficial. After much contemplation, I decided that this error in vaccination was not caused solely by over preparedness but a combination of many factors. In this specific situation, whether the government was in a rush to develop a vaccine for a relatively potent virus, or whether the researchers themselves were affected personally by the pandemic are both factors one needs to consider when assessing the details of who to blame. The governments solution to this problem is to pay for client medical cares for their remaining lifetime. Now if that's enough will always be a controversial argument, however, both parties can be a fault. In the end, whether a vaccine should be legitimized or not will always depend on taking risks and learn from previous failures. Don't get me wrong, I don't think the government was not at fault, however, I do think that it wasn't "only" their fault.
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