Did 'Regular' Flu Shot Up Risks for H1N1 Flu?

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I got the flu vaccine 2 years ago (2007-2008 flu season) & ended up with the flu 3 months later.
I didn't get the vaccine last year (2008-2009 flu season) - no flu. In fact last year I was virtually illness free.
The flu vaccine was offered via work. I was pressured into getting the shot. Now....I am going through my 2nd bout with Influenza-A.
Never, never....NEVER again!!!

Totally Ticked Off of MO 10:52PM April 14, 2010

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Che (from Canada) 12:11PM April 08, 2010

didn't ever get the shot, and got the flu once in 15 years.
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rich of PA 9:06AM April 08, 2010

Oh come on you guys, be patriotic, help out ol uncle Sam! Take the Flu shot religiously as they want you to, that way we can get the popualtion down to a reasonable level, less people means more jobs for those remaining, so come on, support big pharma and do the right thing...go oooon, take the shot. Only joking of course. Is'nt Merk called Merc. Or should it be called Smirk. Or maybe Jerk. Anyone who believes that the WHO has our best interests at heart is heading for the grave real fast.

Den 6:24PM April 07, 2010

There's a health risk in both of these vaccines and they have never even been proven to work. So why would you risk a flu shot laden with aluminum, mercury, animal viruses and bacteria when you don't know if it keeps you from getting the flu? Right, take you vitamin D3 religiously every day, eat organic nutritional foods(whenever possible) get sleep at night, exercise some, read a good book and tell your doctor the next time he/she tells you that you need a flu shot-----to save it for the dumpster---wait a minute the mercury is dangerous---save it for a toxic waste sight.
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Maurine Meleck of SC 5:51PM April 07, 2010

Perhaps it would be of value to educate the general public about the value of Vitamin D3 as part of an overall plan of facilitating wellness and prevention. In addition, it is important to make it clear that, although the flu vaccine is intended to protect against certain identified deadly strains of influenza, there are many other strains of flu that are not covered by the vaccine (some identified, others not). Are we giving recipients of these vaccines (general flu and H1N1) a false sense of security by not educating them regarding the many other factors that contribute to contracting the flu (i.e. the effect of high sugar intake and lack of sleep on the immune system)? Further, we need to encourage people to practice effective hand washing habits and research the value of Vitamin D3 and Vitamin C supplementation - of course, in consultation with their primary health care providers for applicable guidelines.

Family Nurse Practitioner of NY 2:52PM April 07, 2010

The Flu vaccine doesn't work.
Take vitamin D3 (5,000-10,000 International Units) per day with or w/o vitamin C in the absence of Vitamin A.
All you ever need to know.
Run away from your health care provider.
They are no more effective than medieval bloodletters.

Sid V of MA 2:33PM April 07, 2010

1. The majority of people did not need to take the seasonal flu vaccine, yet they do. All drugs, vaccines, etc., have an impact on the body (liver, etc) and science is not all knowing as regards the full impact of most interventions. The health care is an industry not a not for profit good will group. As long as pharmas pay doctors and influence studies, as long as doctors accept payments and are incentivized financially to provide more expensive (and usually extensive and unneeded) services, then there just only so much trust one can have in anything that we read. Period. P.s. journalists are incentivized to scare us so they can sell stuff too.
2. The fact that there is a possible interaction between the two vaccines shows the point that you should avoid all drugs unless absolutely necessary. Motivation (profit) and ignorance (insuffucient data) lead to problems all the time. I recall a study in Sweden? where smoking and non-smoking subjects were taking beta carotene supplements. The smoking patients started dying so they had to stop the study. My point is, doctors and pharmas know less than they think - just look at the changes in recommendations from butter to hydrogenated fats, etc. It goes on and on and it always will!!!

Ben of OH 2:10PM April 07, 2010

It is my experience that individuals who have pre-existing medical conditions are more inclined to receive seasonal flu vaccine, as they are at higher risk. The author of this article does not mention that important information! This article should not be taken out of context. Until a study is published that controls for pre-existing medical conditions and risks, we should take these results with a grain of salt.
Individuals with pre-existing medical conditions are not only at higher risk for contracting many different illnesses, but when they are ill, they are sicker and have higher rates of hospitalization.

Family Nurse Practitioner of NY 1:35PM April 07, 2010