Flu shots less effective than experts thought (Ard is right, again.)

Star Tribune ^ | 10/26/2011 | Maura Lerner

[arderkrag]

Annual flu shots protect only about 59 percent of the population -- far less than previously thought -- according to a new study led by University of Minnesota researchers.

The study found "major holes and gaps'' in the vaccine given to tens of millions of Americans every year to prevent influenza and its complications, said Michael Osterholm, the lead scientist and head of the university's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. But until a better vaccine comes along, Osterholm said, 59 percent "is a lot better than zero."

--SNIP--

"This is the most comprehensive review of influenza vaccine that I've seen," she said. She predicted it will be the subject of discussion this week in Atlanta, where committee members are meeting. "This study is sort of shaking the underpinnings, if you will, of that 70 to 90 percent [effectiveness] figure that's often been quoted."

[Future Useless Eater]

NOT effective

Effective

But stock up while the feds still let you control your own vitamins...

Senator Durbin’s Stealth Move against Supplements

Oh, and BTW, you DON'T want the type that comes from Cod Liver Oil because that contains lots of 'active' vitamin A, which neutralizes your body's D3

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping....

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Smokin' Joe]

You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!

[luckystarmom]

I’m like you. I get sick if I don’t get the shot, and usually stay well with it.

[Myrddin]

I'm partial to the theory that flu strikes in winter for lack of enough circulating D3. I take 5000IU daily and haven't bothered with a flu shot for the last 6 years. Not a single case of flu in that time frame. My home is in Idaho, so sunshine isn't enough. Even though I'm working in San Diego, I'm inside from 8 AM to 7 PM M-F. Very little sun exposure.

[Myrddin]

I had pneumonia 7 years in a row. Very severe. Once I got the pneumonia shot, I never had another case of pneumonia. Related?

[knarf]

Why would anyone line up .. and PAY for .. a government sanctioned injection of ...

what?

I'm 63 ... never have, never will.

I can count on one hand the number of times I've "had the flu" in the last 15 or 20 years ... it nails me for a week and I milk it for all it's worth ... ( ...;^) .... )

[who knows what evil?]

Whenever some clerk at Walgreen's or CVS asks me if I have had my flu shot; I ask them if they are licensed to practice medicine.

Shuts them right up.

[iowamark]

If you read the article, it is incorrect to say that the flu vaccine is “not effective” at preventing influenza. On the other hand, there is appears to be zero scientific evidence that Vitamin D supplements prevent influenza.

[FreedomPoster]

If you understand the basics of the mathematics of immunology, you would know that you don’t need anything like 100% individual efficacy to develop useful levels of herd immunity to prevent mass transmission. Even if you don’t think YOU need it, suck it up, wait in line a few minutes, take the prick in the arm, do it for the young children, oldsters, and immune compromised for whom the prevention of the flu is more important.

[FreedomPoster]

Is anyone really getting rich on a $25 flu shot?

[upchuck]

Vitamin D3 bump!

100% anecdotal, however: I began taking 5000 U.I. of Vitamin D3 four years ago. Since then I’ve not had even a sniffle. I’ve never been a sickly type of person. But I have had some raging winter colds that hung on for six to eight weeks. Since I’ve been taking the Vit D, no illness.

Thank you Lord Jesus.

[who knows what evil?]

Same here...5000 a day keeps the doc away... :-)

[opentalk]

I think the flu vaccine contains has both aluminum and thimerosal (mercury)

[USS Alaska]

according to a new study

If you don't agree with these results, just wait a few months, a new study is now under way.

The experts have proven that both global cooling and then global warming exist and are caused by human activity, and the new study finds this is now called climate change.

The seas are rising but there are places where it is falling, the ice is melting or growing, there are more or less hurricanes than in past years, there are too many people and not enough food, too many people have too much while so many don't have enough... according to karl marx {karl was the marx brother with the big beard}.

[arderkrag]

Ah, yes. All for the “greater good”. No thanks, the lesser good is what interests me.

[cuban leaf]

I’ve never had one. I did get the flu once in the 90’s though...

[FreedomPoster]

Meh. I’m not advocating government forcing it on people. I am saying that personal interest becomes group interest becomes personal interest when it comes to flu immunization. I guess it will take another Spanish Flu to get people to wake up and not be foolish about this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic

[Future Useless Eater]

>>...there is appears to be zero scientific evidence that Vitamin D supplements prevent influenza.

Wanna bet?
There's tons of evidence, but the drug companies cannot make a profit on this unless they get the real stuff outlawed.
detailed evidence summary on Influenza.

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/news/vitamin-d-news/
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/news/

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