Dear sillyoldgrandma:
 
Your concern is obvious and I respect your question. The H1N1 vaccine is being watched very carefully this year.  No one has died of the vaccine to our knowledge nor has there been any paralysis linked directly to the vaccine in the medical literature at this time.  The safety of this vaccine is the same safety of any seasonal yearly vaccine which comes to medical care.
 
Wayne Yankus, MD, FAAP
expert panelist: pediatrics