Vaccination, at least proven ones, have done well for local and global populations but, influenza vaccines are almost guess-work.
I have posted below the introduction to an article that expose some of the issues associated with the influenza vaccine. A vaccine that may cause more harm than good.
Please access this article and read it before you agree to be vaccinated against influenza.
Influenza: marketing vaccine by marketing disease
BMJ 2013; 346 doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f3037 (Published 16 May 2013)
Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f3037
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Peter Doshi, postdoctoral fellow
Author Affiliations
The CDC pledges “To base all
public health decisions on the highest quality scientific data, openly and
objectively derived.” But Peter Doshi argues
that in the case of influenza vaccinations and their marketing, this is not so
Promotion of
influenza vaccines is one of the most visible and aggressive public health
policies today. Twenty years ago, in 1990, 32 million doses of influenza
vaccine were available in the United States. Today around 135 million doses of
influenza vaccine annually enter the US market, with vaccinations administered
in drug stores, supermarkets—even some drive-throughs. This enormous growth has
not been fueled by popular demand but instead by a public health campaign that
delivers a straightforward, who-in-their-right-mind-could-possibly-disagree
message: influenza is a serious disease, we are all at risk of complications
from influenza, the flu shot is virtually risk free, and vaccination saves
lives. Through this lens, the lack of influenza vaccine availability for all
315 million US citizens seems to border on the unethical. Yet across the
country, mandatory influenza vaccination policies have cropped up, particularly
in healthcare facilities,1 precisely
because not everyone wants the vaccination, and compulsion appears the only way
to achieve high vaccination rates.2Closer examination
of influenza vaccine policies shows that although proponents employ the
rhetoric of science, the studies underlying the policy are often of low
quality, and do not substantiate officials’ claims. The vaccine might be less
beneficial and less safe than has been claimed, and the threat of influenza
appears overstated.
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