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Despite what you may have heard, the flu vaccine is not for everyone.
Under assault from a massive public relations
campaign from drug store chains, big pharmaceutical companies, and
government agencies, people who don’t get the flu shot are often accused
of being uneducated, or even worse, socially irresponsible.
But many experts say this type of flu shot fanaticism is misguided.
“Vaccinations have become very profitable, with
medical recommendations sometimes being driven more by profit rather
than science or sanity,” says Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., author of the
best-selling book “Real Cause, Real Cure.”
Alert: Flu Epidemic Hits US — What You Need to Know About Flu Shots
Alert: Flu Epidemic Hits US — What You Need to Know About Flu Shots
Barbara Loe Fisher, president of the National
Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) a non-profit charity, notes that more
people get compensation for injuries suffered from the flu vaccine than
for any vaccination other than the DPT shot.
“The influenza vaccine, like other vaccines, is not without its share of risks,’ she tells Newsmax Health.
Vaccine reactions can include redness, swelling,
heat or hardness at the injection site, body hives or rashes, high
fever, twitching or jerking of the head, weakness or paralysis of any
part of the body, muscle weakness, joint pain, and breathing
difficulties.
Fisher says anybody considering the flu shot should first answer these eight questions:
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