How to “Sell” the Flu Shot to Healthy Adults

by Terry Brenneman | January 27, 2011 2:49 PM EST

Even in the best of years, the flu vaccine is only 90% effective, so there always will be individuals getting the flu even after being vaccinated.
any vaccine can cause fever, meaning any vaccine can cause febrile seizures.(1 in 25-30 children have one before age 5.
In my 31 years as a pediatrician I have seen many more cases of febrile seizures in children with the flu than I have from vaccines.
The day I took the H1N1 vaccine I won $5 on a lottery card.  Does that mean the vaccine did it.  In blinded,controlled trials the same  incidence of cold symptoms is seen after the placebo and the "real" shot.









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by Richard Lon | January 27, 2011 2:06 PM EST

It took over 25 years to come to the conclusion that if we give a flu vaccine we may see a decrease in INFLUENZA... either we are very slow or there is a reason it hasnt come about other than the timing of the last pandemic was right to try and convince people that it is worth investing in.  A vaccine that may not cover the flu virus that actually hits in a given season because of Shift or drift.  Why do I see influenza occuring in patients who had the flu vaccine? Be it whether it is nasal or injected vaccine? Another not so good vaccine.  How about the 42 cases of febrile seizures in kids less than 2 years of age.

by Ashtonell Smith, NP | January 14, 2011 5:40 PM EST

I've taken the H1N1 Flu Inoculationanad resulted with the WORST Cold ssymptons,coughs and elevated blood pressure.

Sought help from Allergist-I am sensitive to components of the serum,although, I've trusted flu serums in the past.

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