There are some surprising facts about the "regular flu shots"
What’s in the Regular Flu Shot?
- Egg protein and avian contaminant viruses
- Thimerosal (mercury): in multi-dose vials
- Polysorbate 80:allergen; infertility in mice
- Formaldehyde: carcinogen
- Triton X100: detergent
- Sucrose: table sugar
- Resin: known allergen
- Gentamycin: antibiotic
- Gelatin: known allergen
Do Flu Shots Work?
Not in healthy babies:
A review of 51 studies involving more than 294,000 children it was found there was “no evidence that injecting children 6-24 months of age with a flu shot was any more effective than placebo. In children over 2 yrs, it was only effective 33% of the time in preventing the flu.
Not in children with asthma:
A study 800 children with asthma, half were vaccinated and the other half did not receive the influenza vaccine. The two groups were compared with respect to clinic visits, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations for asthma. CONCLUSION: This study failed to provide evidence that the influenza vaccine prevents pediatric asthma exacerbations.
Not in adults: In a review of 48 reports (more than 66,000 adults), “Vaccination of healthy adults only reduced risk of influenza by 6% and reduced the number of missed work days by less than one day (0.16) days. It did not change the number of people needing to go to hospital or take time off work.”
Not in the Elderly: In a review of 64 studies over 98 flu seasons of elderly living in nursing homes, flu shots were non-significant for preventing the flu. For elderly living in the community, vaccines were not (significantly) effective against influenza, ILI or pneumonia.
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