Karen I've had the same pcp for over 25 years and trust him with everything he does for me. That doctor has gone ahead and beyond for me. But I can tell you that as far as the swine flu he is the first to tell us that there hasn't been enough research done for it to be safe. And the one relative who got that flu shot came down with Guillan Barre within 2 weeks of getting it and every neurologist agreed the shot was the cause. The other one had a regular flu shot and it can't be proven that it was the shot but his doctor told the family it was.
Because the government hands out these shots free of charge the doctors are under orders to offer the patients these shots. Our doctor offers them but never insists, he just obeys government regulations. As for being in favour of those shots he made it clear he does not trust them. If the government hands them out free it makes me think we're being used as guinea pigs for something.
I guess everyone has to do what they feel is best for their own health but I'll risk the flu before taking a shot of any kind. So far everyone taking the flu shot has come down with it every year while I haven't had it for years,probably as a child.
The one thing my doctor is very clear about is that a lot of drugs that come out haven't been tested long enough to know the long term effects in ten yrs from now.