With flu season officially launched, health officials are gearing up to
deliver the usual barrage of flu vaccine propaganda. In its latest flu
vaccine infomercial Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC), presents
Dr. Robin Williams and a line-up of talking heads who tell us that when
it comes to “our” children, “there’s literally nothing we wouldn’t do
for them to keep them healthy and safe. We’re constantly doing things
to keep our kids safe – make sure they wear bike helmets, put them in a
car seat - a peanut free environment.” The talking heads assure us
that “flu shots are safe and effective.” We’re told, “Make sure they
get their shots so they don’t get the flu!” Dr. Williams cautions that “Last year in Ontario there were more than
700 children under age 10 hospitalized with confirmed influenza and 8
deaths were reported.” Really?? Those numbers sound somewhat excessive for one province. A quick search of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Flu Watch report
for the 2013-2014 flu season reveals
that last year, there were 661 influenza-associated pediatric hospitalizations of children
under age 10 in Canada. That is, in the entire country! Of these 661
children, 116 were admitted to intensive care units and of these, 74
children were reported to have underlying medical conditions. ONE DEATH
was reported. Why would Dr. Wilson and the MOHLTC grossly inflate these readily
verifiable statistics available to anyone willing to take the time to
search out the facts? Does the lie grow bolder as the public’s trust in
vaccines slips and declines? Or do health officials misinform because
they believe the public is so gullible it’ll swallow any spin to
increase vaccine uptake? Why aren’t public health officials telling people the truth about
influenza? Large independent international analyses of
the literature confirm that the majority (85-90%) of influenza-like
illnesses (ILI) are caused by numerous respiratory viruses against which
the vaccine is completely ineffective. These viruses can cause the same
“flu-like” symptoms as influenza and cannot be differentiated by your
doctor. On average, the influenza virus comprises only 10-15% of all “flu-like” illnesses. In other words, the majority of cases of “the flu” are NOT
influenza. Even if the vaccines were 100% effective and everyone was
vaccinated, large numbers of people would still come down with “the
flu”.
Health officials use the words “flu” and “influenza” interchangeably,
never bothering to tell the public that influenza vaccines cannot
provide immunity from the majority of flu-like illnesses.
Does yearly influenza vaccination really benefit children? This article analyses a study which points to a 5.5 times increased risk of
respiratory illnesses in children vaccinated with a trivalent influenza
vaccine (TIV) and the potential for influenza vaccines to harm the
innate cell-mediated immune response which can lead to increased
respiratory infections. In summary, the study found
"a statistically significant increased risk of non‐influenza respiratory virus
infections among TIV recipients including significant increases in the risk of
rhinovirus and coxsackie/echovirus”. The authors speculate that the
trivalent influenza vaccine could “reduce immmunity to noninfluenza
respiratory viruses by some unknown biological mechanism”.
Actually, this “mechanism” is well known and referred to as “original
antigenic sin” or OAS. It is associated with influenza vaccination
which can cripple the immune system from responding effectively to
other, non-influenza respiratory viruses encountered by the person. As
suggested by this study, the annual flu vaccine may
weaken children's resistance to other types of influenza-like-
illnesses and respiratory viruses. Dr. Suzanne Humphries, MD explains it like this - “First, let’s define how the body responds to
natural infection. When a person gets an infectious disease for the
first time, the body’s immune system uses its innate powers, which
mostly involve cellular immunity. In the process, it prepares for the
future. The next time that same infectious agent comes around, the body
will use its memory of the first experience so that it can react faster.
But after a vaccine, when the natural microorganism comes along later,
the body will act according to how it was programmed by the vaccination
and that is what is meant by original antigenic sin (OAS).” Dr. Peter Collignon, an Australian physician and microbiologist
commented on this phenomenon - "It is particularly relevant for children
because it is a condition they call original antigenic sin, which
basically means if you get infected with a natural virus, that gives you
not only protection against that virus but similar viruses or even in
fact quite different flu viruses in the next year.' Collignon goes on the
say, 'We may be perversely setting ourselves up so that if something
really new and nasty comes along, people who have been vaccinated may in
fact be more susceptible compared to getting this natural infection.”
This mother offers 6 good reasons why she won’t give her kids the live
virus nasal flu vaccine. Recent Canadian studies found that annual flu vaccination actually increases
susceptibility to pandemic type viruses. Despite the huge increase in
numbers of people getting annual flu shots over the last few
decades, death rates during flu season have increased rather than
decreased. Independent investigative journalist, Sharyl Attkisson reports that, “An important and definitive “mainstream” government study done
nearly a decade ago got little attention because the science came down
on the wrong side. It found that after decades and billions of dollars
spent promoting flu shots for the elderly, the mass vaccination program
did not result in saving lives. In fact, the death rate among the
elderly increased substantially.” CBC’s health reporter, Kelly Crowe’s investigative report, Flu Deaths
Reality Check reviews the kind of spin created by statistical modeling used to
estimate annual deaths from influenza. She reports that, according to
the Statistics Canada death and mortality table under cause of death:
influenza, “there were only about 300 deaths a year between 2000 and
2008. Public health officials don't trust that number. They believe it
underestimates the true death toll from flu.” "Influenza prevention has become an industry fuelled by poor science and
propelled by conflicted decision makers”, said Tom Jefferson, MD, lead
influenza vaccine researcher with the Cochrane Collaboration. When asked
by Crowe if there are consequences from over-stating the mortality
impact of flu, Jefferson answered: "Yes. Scaring people justifies
evidence-free policies. Yes, no one knows exactly what the threat is.
The only certainty are the returns for industry."
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