By: Richard Moore, Investigative Reporter 28 December 2010 Two recent studies published by the Cochrane Collaboration are supporting what earlier evidence has shown – and what some national public health officials have begun to acknowledge – there’s no evidence flu shots work effectively, especially in reducing flu-related deaths among the elderly. The Cochrane Collaboration […]
Warning All Pregnant Women: Miscarriages From H1N1 Vaccine As High As 3.587 Cases
By: Eileene Danneman 26 December 2010 A shocking report from the National Coalition of Organized Women (NCOW) presented data from two different sources demonstrating that the 2009/10 H1N1 vaccines contributed to an estimated 1,588 miscarriages and stillbirths. A corrected estimate may be as high as 3,587 cases. NCOW also highlights the fact that the […]
Myths and Facts: Study Verifies That There Is No Value In Any Flu Vaccine
Posted 13 December 2010 A remarkable study published in the Cochrane Library found no evidence of benefit for influenza vaccinations and also noted that the vast majority of trials were inadequate. The authors stated that the only ones showing benefit were industry-funded. They also pointed out that the industry-funded studies were more likely to […]
Influenza Vaccine Trials – Evidence of Widespread Manipulation of Conclusions
By: Meryl Nass MD 05 December 2010 A 2010 update to Cochrane’s 2007 metaanalysis of the published clinical trial literature on influenza vaccinations found not a lot to recommend the vaccines. Cochrane pointed out, “Healthy adults are presently targeted mainly in North America.” The implication is that Europe, where most reviewers reside, is too smart […]
NIH Experts Describe Influenza Vaccines of the Future
By: AS Fauchi and L Lambert 17 November 2010 In a review article appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, examine research under way to address the limitations of currently available influenza vaccines and develop more […]
