. >>> inhe past weeks, wefl seen thousands of people line up for hours in hopes of getting the swine flu vaccine. not everyone is swearing by the shots or the mist. in fact, there is a large population relying on home remedies. jackie benson has that story. >> reporter: don't count on the onions you heard about in that chain e-mail to keep you from getting the h1n1 virus. people are worried. the h1n1 vaccine is hard to get. so is antiviral medicine like tamiflu. some are turning to home remedies like the one that claimed sleeping with an onion neer your bed absorbs the flu virus. others are exploring alternative medicine. >> the ones that actually have dead viruses in them -- >> reporter: at the washington institute of nat natural medicine in northwest d.c. says people have been asking her about preventing the flu. both h1n1 and seasonal. >> they're totally dead viruses and a very minute form. and the theory is it helps build the body's immune system and helps the body fight off the organisms itself. >> reporter: even natural food stores are feeling the effects. they're getting lots