Dr. Briffa had some interesting observations in his blog this week, concerning the accuracy of some of the claims made by promoters of the flu vaccine.
Check out the chart on Influenza Mortality from 1930–2010. The mortality risk is obviously nowhere near what the promoters of the vaccine claim it to be:Currently, legal action is being taken on behalf of 38 individuals who appear to have developed narcolepsy as a result of vaccination with GSK’s ‘Pandemrix’ (for swine flu). The UK Government has admitted that there does indeed appear to be a genuine link here.Australia suspended its influenza vaccination program in under five year olds after many (one in every 110 vaccinated) children had febrile convulsions after vaccination. Another serious reaction to influenza vaccines—and also unexpected—occurred in Sweden and Finland, where H1N1 influenza vaccines were associated with a spike in cases of narcolepsy among adolescents (about one in every 55 000 vaccinated). Subsequent investigations by governmental and non-governmental researchers confirmed the vaccine’s role in these serious events.
Flu vaccination is most certainly not a ‘no-brainer’
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