I'd support a conservative group doing the same thing to democrats.

Me too. There's nothing wrong with following the money in politics.

You don't need health insurance to get the vaccine, Hawk. It cost me $20.

How does Media Matters get mentioned in the same breath as George Soros and General Electric? Media Matters is a small media activism group.

However, he wants to use his money as a catalyst to get at the American people's money, which allows him to make even more money than his investment would garner him in the first place.

Gore could never become a billionaire just by steering green-energy government deals to ventures he invests in. Millionaire, sure, but he's already a millionaire.

If Gore really scores billions here, it would be a huge boon for America. We *need* investors to put their money into smart energy. It's a key technology sector for the future economic well-being of this country.

The hardcore capitalists here should applaud Gore for backing ventures like this.

Instead of trying to score points off Al Gore, people should look at the bigger picture.

In order for Gore to become a "carbon billionaire" in green energy, there has to be an untapped multibillion-dollar market in green energy.

And if that's the case, it would be a great thing for this country that seed money provided by Gore and other investors created a new market and helped the U.S. take the lead in it.

That's interesting, Matsop. I was under the mistaken impression that you weren't getting the vaccine ever, not waiting for others to get theirs first.

RCADE, I educate patients in many areas and then they make their decisions-- most individuals when educated make the right decisions for their particular situation.

Is there a reason your answer doesn't provide any information at all? If you're a physician, surely you have general advice you are offering specific categories of your patients, such as healthy seniors, pregnant women and children. Are you telling them they should get it or avoid it?

Matsop: You're a physician and you're not getting the vaccination? Are you giving it to your patients and/or recommending that they get it?

If you have CVS pharmacies in your area, you can check their availability of swine flu vaccinations here:

Don't be one of their guinea pigs.

The method of producing vaccines has been around for decades. We live much longer and healthier lives than past generations because of vaccines. Though it is certainly true that there are drugs marketed by big pharmaceutical companies that aren't good for people, vaccines have been one of medicine's greatest achievements.

Sorry about your daughter's teacher, Lisa. It's tough to understand why flus kill some people and so many others get sick for a couple days and get better.

My siblings both have small children and the swine flu swept through their houses recently in Texas. All of them got through it like any other flu.

Though I respect the decision of other people not to get it, for me personally I still think the decision to get the vaccine made more sense.

Am I correct that the inhaled vaccine is a 'live' virus, and the shot not? That they are different?

Yep. The nasal vaccine is a live, weakened virus modified to live in the nose instead of the lungs. The shot is a dead virus.

More or less true than saying these vaccines are safe and tested for pregnant women and infants?

The CDC's position is that the swine flu vaccine in shot form is safe for pregnant women:

I have a good dentist. That pain was a fluke.

I also got a root canal today. Took three hours instead of the expected two, and I got to find out what it feels like when the anesthetic runs out right before a cool blast of air is sprayed on an exposed tooth canal to dry it.

I sat up, gripped the handrests of the dental chair as hard as I could and rode out the most excruciating dental pain I've ever experienced for 20 seconds. Tears were streaming down my face like I was watching the end of Old Yeller.

They are inherently toxic.

There's nothing inherently toxic about being exposed to a weakened or dead strain of a virus to spark the development of antibodies. It mimics the natural process of developing immunity. We've had vaccines in widespread use since the polio vaccine in the '50s, at least.

Chalk it up to a big mistake on the drug company's part because they did no testing then and none today.

These vaccines were tested thoroughly. People signed up to be part of the first human trials in large number.

If I've not gotten other flu vaccines in the past, please tell me what makes this particular flu so special?

This flu is special because it's a new strain that most people under 60 have never been exposed to, and thus they have no natural immunity to it. That's how it became a pandemic.

The Flu Season Peaks in April and November. They missed April completely and we still have shortages in Nov.

The swine flu didn't emerge until late April. As for November, we'll see if there are shortages. There don't appear to be shortages here in Jacksonville.

To those of you who aren't getting the vaccine, I'd be curious to hear why. We put a lot of thought into the issue before getting it.

I think that some people would rather get the flu (something out of their control) than risk the remote chance of adverse effects from the vaccine (something they chose to get). It's human nature.

And is this not just a precursor of things to come if we get government run healthcare?

Millions of American children have gotten vaccinated against the flu this year at no cost, a government program that will save hundreds or even thousands of lives. The CDC and WHO's early detection of the flu pandemic enabled the swine flu vaccine to be out early in the flu season.

This program is hardly a knock against health care. It's an example of government doing a great job at something that we needed government to do.

The swine flu vaccine shortage appears to have ended here in North Florida. The health department had it for my kids, and the closest Solantic had plenty of the mist form of the vaccine.

In terms of safety considerations, there's nothing different between the seasonal flu vaccines that have been available for years and this swine flu vaccine. They are produced the same way and contain the same ingredients.

For this reason, we decided to get the vaccine when it became available. It seemed like the smarter move, particularly since I have gotten the regular flu vaccine a couple of times before and had no ill effects.

Seems to me that legalizing nudity would both preserve peoples' freedoms and take the fun out of it for pervs.

When I was in college, there was a guy who prowled our libraries telling women he was doing a foot research study project so he could suck their toes.

I have absolutely no doubt that completely legal nudity would not deter flashers in the least. You underestimate the compulsion of some people to spring their junk on unsuspecting women.

So Rush Limbaugh is in favor of the U.S. government funding a public option for 12 million uninsured Americans?

Megadittos, Rush.