I was disappointed Lezlie Lowe’s column this week (“Anti antigen,” The Lowe Files, November 5) on Rachael Smith-Bakhache didn’t include some critical elements. What are her religious beliefs? How was she brought up? Why does she have these views (other than hating processed, sugar-laden foods)? This lady sounds sadly misinformed and her Luddite beliefs pose […]
H1N1
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Anti antigens: the H1N1 refusers
Rachael Smith-Bakhache won’t be dragging around her kids for H1N1 shots this week. And not anytime after that, either. “It’s my choice,” says the 38-year-old mother of two. “And I don’t think I have to stand up and tell you why it’s my choice.” But she will, if you ask. And explaining why her family […]
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Whatever Happened to School Flu Shot Clinics?
The Second Wave is upon us and so is a newly diagnosed condition – “H1N1 psychosis,” an overwhelming fear of catching the flu. First diagnosed last week at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, it seems to be spreading everywhere. Long line-ups at community clinics, the vaccine supply shortage, and recent shifts in our H1N1 response strategy […]