Flu vaccine effectiveness claims are wildly exaggerated

University study: Flu vaccine effectiveness claims are wildly exaggerated


(NaturalNews) It is once again the season of influenza, and the push is
on to "get your flu shot." But does this hallmark of Western medicine
really provide the protection health experts claim it does? A recent
study out of the University of Minnesota (UM) suggests not,
having found that the two groups most at risk from developing serious
complications from the flu, seniors and children, derive little or no
benefit from getting flu shots.

Michael Osterholm from the UM
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy analyzed more than
12,000 peer-reviewed studies, documents, transcripts, and notes dating
back to the 1930s, and found that there was very little solid evidence
that the flu shot provides any real protection for most people. As it
turns out, those at highest risk of suffering from the flu are least
likely to derive any benefit from flu shots, especially because flu
strains are constantly morphing and becoming more virulent.

"We
found that current influenza vaccine protection is substantially lower
than for most routine recommended vaccines and is suboptimal," said
Osterholm about the findings. "We believe the current influenza vaccine
will continue to have a role in reducing influenza morbidity until more
effective interventions are available, but we can no longer accept the
status quo regarding vaccine research and development."


Research proves that flu shots are medically useless

But
what, exactly, is this "role" of which Osterholm speaks? If you
consider the findings of a 2011 study published in the journal The Lancet, only 1.5 out of every 100 adults, at best, who get a flu
shot will avoid developing influenza. Since only 2.7 out of every 100
adults develops the flu apart from getting a flu shot anyway, the
benefits of getting a flu shot are statistically negligible, in other
words, according to that particular study. (http://www.naturalnews.com)

In
Osterholm's opinion, a flu shot should ideally be between 85 and 95
percent effective in all age groups before ever being considered
effective and useful. This means that the types of flu shots currently
administered to hundreds of millions of Americans every single year are
complete medical quackery. And yet, even though officials are now
admitting this inconvenient truth about flu shots, many are still
pushing it as the "best defense available" against the flu, to quote the
words of KARE News 11 in Minneapolis, which recently covered Osterholm's study.

If
real flu protection is something that matters to you, it may be worth
your while to consider supplementing with vitamin D3 during the winter
months when natural sunlight exposure is limited. Taking extra B
vitamins, eating more organic fruits and vegetables, supplementing with
garlic, eating medicinal mushrooms, getting plenty of rest every night,
and drinking plenty of purified, mineral-rich water are also
highly-effective ways to naturally avoid the flu without risking
potentially deadly side effects. (http://www.naturalnews.com/019194_flu_the_health.html)

Also, be sure to check out the special Natural News report The Five Best Anti-Viral Products to Beat Influenza, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, and Sars by the Health Ranger, Mike Adams:
http://www.naturalnews.com/Report_Anti-Viral_Remedies_Influenza_5.html


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http://www.naturalnews.com/037620_flu_vaccines_effectiveness_exaggerations.html