Flu Shots

Well, the media is at it again, and I suppose it’s that time of year for them to show strong support for the pharmaceutical giants. My local newspaper, and I’m sure many others across the country are doing their best to put that ‘fear’ into citizens about the dangers of the upcoming flu season. I see a half-inch high, bold title that says, “The flu is serious, so get that flu shot.”
In the first paragraph they tell of the fears of the public health officials three years ago, when a vaccine shortage would ‘leave millions of Americans without protection’ during the flu season. They then go on to say that after the drug companies worked continuously to fill the shortage, they ran into another problem: They had plenty of the vaccine left over after the flu season because so many people didn’t bother to get the shots. I say, good for those people who didn’t bother to get the shots. I’m sure they’re healthier because of it.
It seems to me that after the big Viox lawsuit, the drug companies had to make up for the money that was lost. What better way to do that than come up with another outrageous ploy and scare to sell another useless medication in the form of a flu vaccine.
The article goes on to say that about 226,000 people in the United States must be hospitalized due to complications from the flu, and an average of 36,000 people die as the result of the flu. It doesn’t get into details of how many people died from complications in using Viox or other prescription medications. Another thing that isn’t mentioned is how many of these 226,000 hospitalizations or how many of these 36,000 deaths were people who took the advice of a physician or the news media, and actually went out and got the influenza vaccination. Studies are always biased in favor of the pharmaceutical companies in that regard.
The Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Institute for Good Medicine took a poll and found that less than half of the people polled plan to get a flu shot this season. First of all, I never believed in ‘Good Medicine,’ but once again, I say, good for these people! The Medical Society President, Peter S. Lund stated that influenza “is highly contagious and potentially life-threatening.” Personally, I think it’s “potentially life-threatening” to rely on a medical doctor for anything other than a very serious emergency, since they know very little about health.
There is also a list of individuals who, they say, are especially at risk. It reads: Those with a chronic medical condition such as heart disease, asthma, chronic pulmonary disease, weakened immune system or diabetes; children under 5; children ages 6 months to 18 years who are on long-term aspirin treatment; women who will be pregnant during the flu season; people over 50; residents of long-term care facilities and nursing homes; health care workers.
It seems that just about covers everyone who visits a medical doctor on a regular basis. After all, you would probably not be in that condition if you would just stay away from the medical model of treating a symptom instead of treating the cause. Most doctors know nothing about the cause and only treat symptoms. It’s what they were taught.
This list of individuals, I think, should be the very last people to receive a flu vaccine. You’re already health compromised, so why would you let a doctor talk you into taking ‘the shot’ which may, because of the contaminants in the vaccine, do you more harm than good?
Why would you, as a pregnant woman, subject the unborn fetus growing inside your body to the risk and toxins of a flu shot? Of course, your doctor will tell you that your baby won't be at harm, but think about it....anything you put into your body during pregnancy will eventually get into your baby's system. That’s just the way it works. You are the life-line to that little wonder inside. Why take the chance?
Why would you, as a person with an already weakened immune system, subject yourself to receive a flu shot that may weaken you even more?
According to current evidence in the October issue of Lancet Infectious Diseases, the elderly may receive “little or no benefit” from annual influenza vaccinations. In the last 27 years, flu vaccinations have increased from 15% to 65%, but recent mortality studies have NOT shown a decrease in influenza related mortality. In other words, they’re saying, ‘the influenza vaccination doesn’t work.’
CTV Canada, claims that the supply of vaccine that has already been sent out to clinics across Canada contain two viruses that don’t even match the bug that’s running through the country, so in turn, may do little to ward off the flu.
From the ABC News Medical Unit comes word of guidelines to set up mandated flu vaccination for every man, woman and child. Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Vaccine Research Group at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. is responsible for this nightmare.
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Frank