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Thursday, October 27, 2011

It's No Guarantee, But You Should Get the Flu Shot Anyway

As vaccines go, the flu shot is no exemplar. A comprehensive new review of the research, published online by The Lancet Infectious Diseases, finds that the vaccine prevented illness in 59% of adults aged 18 to 64, and in eight of 12 flu seasons studied.


The authors said that evidence of effectiveness was particularly lacking in children aged 2 to 17 and in certain populations that are especially vulnerable to flu like elderly people over 65.


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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Stay away from the shot. It will give you the flu.

Anonymous said...

Increase Vitamin C, D, E and Zinc and use diligent hygeine practices and you won't get the flu. And you'll know what you're putting in your body. God only knows what's in the flu vaccine.

Anonymous said...

Anon 2:34 - It will NOT give you the flu. That is impossible.
Do your research.
You probably will give yourself the flu just thinking hard enough that the shot did it.
It's called being a hycondriac or just convincing yourself that you're sick.

Anonymous said...

If people would be more considerate of others and stay home when they're sick and cover when they cough and sneeze in public, there probably wouldn't be such a great need for the flu shots.
If I were to catch the flu and give it to my mother in law through indirect contact, it would KILL her.
People need to think of instances like that!

Anonymous said...

4:21 you have no ideal what I am,ha,ha. I will take you to the edge...

Anonymous said...

I wouldm't take any shot the government recommends!
Who knows what the hecks in it?

Anonymous said...

A little bit of mercury won't hurt you.

Anonymous said...

I have never had a flu shot, If you keep your house and yourself clean and WASH YOUR HANDS you wont have that problem!!!!!!!!! I had the flu about seven years ago and haven't had it since!!!!!! Maybe you all should have a beer or an alcoholic drink and you will be fine!!!!!! As they say: An alcoholic drink a day will keep the Dr. away!!! Or was it an apple a day??!! LOL!!! btw, I don't eat apples!!!!!!!