Have you ever hear the old saying, "Oh what tangled webs we weave when we practice to deceive"?

This is true with the television commercial from the makers of the Zostavax vaccine. One needs to listen closely to hear the doublespeak in their recent television commercial.

Websters dictionary defines doublespeak as language used to deceive usually through concealment or misrepresentation of truth.

Listen closely to their commercial.

At 0:03 seconds into the commercial you will hear that "your immune system slows down increasing the risk for shingles." Then, if you continue to pay attention at 0:45 seconds you will hear "do not get the vaccine if you have a weakened immune system."

Referring back to the Webster dictionary often you can plainly see that the word "weaken" essentially describes an immune system that is slowing down. So in essence if your immune system is slowing down as the video states you should not get the vaccine because your immune system is considered weakened.

Websters definition of weaken:

weakened; weakeningplay \ˈwēk-niŋ, ˈwē-kə-
transitive verb

1: to make weak : lessen the strength of

2: to reduce in intensity or effectiveness

But, the vaccine industry advertising executives are pros in the art of fear, they derail your train of thought with very scary pictures of the shingles virus so that is your memory of the commercial.

Shingles Vaccine Lawsuit Lawyers say, the Merck shingles Zostovaxvaccine Zostovax can cause shingles. Other “side effects” can include necrotizing retinitis (an eye disorder), seizures, and even death. Shingles, as well as chickenpox, can result in serious damage to the nervous system, including conditions like meningitis, encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and stroke. Some people who develop shingles suffer other serious side effects, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, congestive heart failure, or varicella pneumonia.

“The company has continuously provided appropriate and timely information about Zostavax to consumers and to the medical, scientific and regulatory communities,” according to Merck’s statement.

So just think about it, you are in court on the witness stand defending your lawsuit because you have been injured by the Zostavax vaccine and ..... You are asked if you watch TV and if you have seen their commercial. If you say that you have seen the commercial. Your lawsuit is over!

You were warned!

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