Showing posts with label flu shots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flu shots. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

5 Reasons Not to Get a Flu Shot

With all the media and government pressure to get flu shots, it's worthwhile to look at the reasons not to get them.
If you’re looking for a deeply scientific treatise on the flu shot, this isn’t it.

I’m not a chemist, a physician or someone with an advanced degree in biology. I’m just a mom with an internet connection. I’m a person who has researched and compiled an assortment of worrisome facts that point in one direction: the flu shot is NOT beneficial. Read more

Monday, January 2, 2012

The "60% Effective" Flu Shot That's 98.5% Useless

Understand the basics before you submit to fear-based propaganda, says Joseph Mercola.
... Why You Need to Understand Basic Statistics Before Getting a Flu Shot

Some clinical trials are only able to show a meaningful benefit because they focus on relative risk reduction rather than absolute risk reduction. What's the difference? You can find a very simple explanation of relative risk vs. absolute risk at the Annie Appleseed Project web site, but let me sum it up here. Read more