Is There Evidence the Flu Shot is Necessary, Safe or Effective?
Many studies funded by pharmaceutical companies selling vaccines have “proved” that influenza vaccine is safe and effective. But independent reviews of those studies have found the opposite is true. Studies are now showing what people who refuse to take flu shots have known for a long time: that flu shots simply do not work as advertised. For example: • Giving young children flu shots appeared to have no impact on flu-related doctor visits or hospitalizations during two recent flu seasons, according to a study published in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine. • The flu vaccine is no more effective for children than a placebo, according to a large-scale, systematic review of 51 studies, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. • NO studies have conclusively proven that flu shots prevent flu-related deaths among the elderly. • A study published in the Lancet found that influenza vaccination was NOT associated with a reduced risk of pneumonia in older people.
