[SaneVax: During the last year, the FDA approved four new influenza vaccines. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) chose to postpone discussing new evidence indicating flu vaccine effectiveness may not last an entire flu season. They also postponed discussions on how medical professionals should choose which new flu vaccine to use. The only decision they […]
Flu Vaccines: Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
[SaneVax: Multiple studies have recently been released questioning the efficacy of annual flu vaccines. Despite this fact, the CDC is now promoting flu vaccines for pregnant women, children above the age of six months and everyone else, every year. Does this make medical sense or is it simply good marketing of vaccines? What is wrong with […]
PROOF: Studies Show the Flu Vaccine Effectiveness is “Lacking” for the Elderly : An Exclusive Renegade Health Article by Dr. J.E. Williams
By J. E. Williams, OMD, FAAIM There is no clear, easy answer to whether you should get vaccinated every year against the flu. However, there is a good argument why you might not want to get vaccinated. True, some vaccination in theory and practice works. But, it only works really well against certain kinds of viruses. […]
MedImmune to Present 11 Abstracts on Influenza at 45th Annual National Immunization Conference
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — MedImmune announced today it will present a total of 11 abstracts at the 45th National Immunization Conference (NIC) at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, March 28 – 31, 2011. These abstracts advance the body of existing data and knowledge surrounding influenza prevention and trends in vaccination, highlighting MedImmune’s […]
Health systems eye requiring influenza shots for workers
By Liz Zemba Registered nurse Sherri Adobato is accustomed to administering flu vaccine. When it came to her own health, she usually skipped the shot — until a co-worker, David P. Sechrist, fell victim to a deadly bout with the H1N1 virus. “I’m a nurse, and I never get the flu shot, even though I […]
