Health experts discussed the scientific and technological prospects of an effective universal influenza vaccine. Speakers included Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Margaret Hamburg, former FDA commissioner. Panelists discussed the need for …
Positive Association Found Amongst COVID Deaths & Flu Shot Rates Worldwide In Elderly
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The Facts:A recently published paper has found a positive association between COVID-19 deaths and influenza vaccination rates in elderly people worldwide.
Reflect On:Why does vaccine hesitancy continue to grow worldwide? What’s going on? What information/factors are contributing to
Positive association between COVID-19 deaths and influenza vaccination rates (IVR) in elderly people worldwide
Abstract Background
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is an ongoing global health crisis, directly and indirectly impacting all spheres of human life. Some pharmacological measures have been proposed to prevent …
Flu shots and the risk of coronavirus infections
Flu shots and the risk of coronavirus infections
John Watkins is right; we need to think beyond containment, but he overlooks the possibility that seasonal flu shots are potential contributors to the current outbreak. (BMJ 2020;398:m810—February 28)…. A randomized placebo-controlled…
Increased Risk of Noninfluenza Respiratory Virus Infections Associated With Receipt of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
A 2012 study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases finds that children who received inactivated influenza vaccines were 440% more likely (relative risk: 4.40; 95% confidence interval: 1.31-14.8) to acquire infections of respiratory viral pathogens which are not influenza. …
