8998 H1N1,AIDS,Gynecology

In ref to the hype in this advertisement for the H1N1 flu vaccine:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con…
The head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Anne Schuchat, advertising for the companies that want to sell 195 million vials of their H1N1 vaccine says, “Vaccine against flu is the best way to protect yourself . . . and those around you.”
Is this a “fact” or is this her opinion? I would think a government official would tell the public a healthy immune system is the best defence against any strain of the flu virus. This article admits, “most of the children who have died have had other health problems that made them PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE [my emphasis], such as asthma, muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy…” There is no real evidence that what she is saying, what this article suggests, and the panic they are encouraging is really meaningful if the large majority of people (including children) recover from H1N1 without the need for a flu vaccine of any kind. The flu vaccine is NOT 100% effective, and the vaccine usually causes flu-like symptoms for up to several days anyway (they call them “side effects”). In fact, because the nasal spray form of the vaccine contains live H1N1 virus (they call it “weakened”) pregnant women are urged not to get it. If Schuchat is not simply advertising for the vaccine companies, what the heck is she talking about?
In an attempt to reassure the public, in one isolated paragraph this article says, “Additional data from federal studies testing the vaccine have found no evidence of any unusual risks…” But that doesn’t mean that evidence doesn’t exist. It means evidence hasn’t been found, and it won’t be found unless they do the right test to find it! Additionally, there has not been enough time to do any type of long term study. Plus, the vaccine still contains Thimerosal, which is a controversal toxic mercury substance.
Then the article ends with, “Although the virus causes mild illness for most people, some people become seriously ill, requiring intensive care to try to save them. ‘Unfortunately, we do expect more illness, including more hospitalizations and deaths, to be occurring in the weeks ahead,’ she [Schuchat] said.” Is it not obvious that her choice of words and how this article is written is designed to encourage panic so that you’ll run out and get the H1N1 flu vaccine before you’re too late and end up dead?