Propaganda scare tactics still do work, as demonstrated by the 25 percent uptick in 2012-2013 seasonal flu vaccine sales reported by Novartis.

This despite the fact that not just one, but three recent studies published in the journal Eurosurveillance strongly challenge the claim that the influenza vaccine will protect you against the flu.

According to CIDRAP: "All three studies suggest that during the 2011-12 flu season, the vaccine provided modest protection at first, but its effectiveness dropped sharply after 3 or 4 months.

A multicenter study by researchers in eight European countries indicated that overall vaccine effectiveness (VE) against influenza A/H3N2 in the first months of the season was 38%, but after mid-February it dropped to -1%.

'The concept that vaccine protection can be so short-lived provides a challenge for public health policy,' says the British report."

Similarly, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently admitted that this year's flu vaccine is doing a "startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens," to quote the San Francisco Chronicle.

While not at a negative percentage rate, as reported by CIDRAP for the European community, the US flu vaccine is only nine percent effective against type A (H3N2) influenza strain in people 65 and older. Across all age groups reviewed by the CDC, the flu vaccine's effectiveness was found to be just 56 percent-in essence, the statistical equivalent of a coin toss...

While none of this surprises me, I am troubled by the gross discrepancies between the government's claims about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine compared to the actual effectiveness.

"Get vaccinated" is the mantra, even though the scientific evidence backing such a recommendation is flimsy at best. And, when you factor in effectiveness rates of negative one percent, or nine percent, or even 40-50 percent within the first few months of vaccination, the recommendation to use vaccination as your primary flu prevention strategy really becomes rather ludicrous. Not only that, but at what point do these PR tactics become equivalent to outright fraud?

More people than ever are reportedly sick, including those who got their flu vaccination. This is in large part due to a new flu strain, the "H3N2 type variant," identified as being particularly aggressive, and believed to be the cause of many if not most of the illnesses.

Interestingly, according to Dr. Joseph Bresee, a medical epidemiologist in the influenza division at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the H3N2 component in this year's seasonal flu vaccine "has been a good match against almost all the confirmed H3N2 samples the agency has tested," and due to flu fears, vaccines have been flying off the shelves this year.

So, the vaccines are a great match against the most virulent flu strain in circulation, yet the effectiveness rate for the type A H3N2 influenza strain is nine percent for seniors, and equivalent to a 50/50 tossup for the rest of us? Personally, I would never accept the potential side effects associated with the influenza vaccine-such as permanent paralysis from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) -for such odds.  -Dr. Mercola

For the past several years, physicians in America have been insisting that every child age 6 months to 18 years get an annual flu shot. Making matters worse, health officials have now ramped up those recommendations, telling EVERY person over the age of 6 months to get a flu shot, healthy or not, low risk or high.  Everyone. Three hundred million of you, every year from the year you are born until the year you die.

What will annual lifelong flu shots do to your immune system?  With all of those vaccinations, will you be more susceptible to influenza-related complications and death?  We really don't know.  Health officials have leapt ahead with recommendations of "flu shots for all" without safety studies-so by getting a flu shot, you are effectively offering yourself up as a laboratory rat. In other words, YOU are the safety study!

This is from the CDC's website: How effective is the flu vaccine?

How well the flu vaccine works (or its ability to prevent flu illness) can range widely from season to season. The vaccine's effectiveness also can vary depending on who is being vaccinated. At least two factors play an important role in determining the likelihood that flu vaccine will protect a person from flu illness:

1) Characteristics of the person being vaccinated (such as their age and health),
2) The similarity or "match" between the flu viruses the flu vaccine is designed to protect against and the flu viruses spreading in the community.

Each season researchers try to determine how well flu vaccines work to regularly assess and confirm the value of flu vaccination as a public health intervention. Study results about how well a flu vaccine works can vary based on study design, outcome(s) measured, population studied and the season in which the flu vaccine was studied. These differences can make it difficult to compare one study's results with another's.

Serious side effects usually begin within a few minutes to a few hours after receiving the shot. Possible serious side effects of vaccination include:

• Difficulty breathing
• Hoarseness
• Swelling around the eyes or lips
• Hives
• Paleness
• Weakness
• Racing heart
• Dizziness

Here are some of the ingredients in a vaccine. This information is from Harris L. Coulter, Ph.D.'s article Do You Know What's In A Vaccine?

• Ammonium Sulfate (salt) - Suspected gastrointestinal, liver, nerve and respiratory system poison.
• Beta-propiolactone - Known to cause cancer. Suspected gastrointestinal, liver, respiratory, skin and sense organ poison.
• Genetically Modified Yeast, Animal, Bacterial & Viral DNA - Can be incorporated into the recipient's DNA and cause unknown genetic mutations.
• Latex Rubber - Can cause life-threatening allergic reactions*
• Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)/Glutamate/Glutamic Acid - Being Studied for mutagenic, teratogenic (developmental malformation and monstrosities) and reproductive effects. A neurotoxin. Allergic reactions can range from mild to severe.
• Aluminum - Implicated as a cause of brain damage; suspected factor in Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, seizures and comas. Allergic reactions can occur on skin.*
• Formaldehyde (formalin) - Major constituent of embalming fluid; poisonous if ingested. Probable carcinogen; suspected gastro-intestinal, liver, immune system, nerve, reproductive system and respiratory poison. Linked to leukemia, brain, colon and lymphatic cancers.
• Micro-organisms - Live and killed viruses and bacteria or their toxins. The polio vaccine was contaminated with a monkey virus, which is now turning up in human bone, lung-lining (mesothelioma), bringing tumors and lymphomas.
• Polysorbate 80 - Known to cause cancer in animals.
• Tri(n)butylphosphate - Suspected kidney and nerve poison.
• Glutaraldehyde - Poisonous if ingested. Causes birth defects in experimental animals.
• Gelatin - Produced from selected pieces of calf and cattle skins, de-mineralized cattle bones and pork skin. Allergic reactions have been reported. *
• Gentamicin Sulfate & Polymyxin B (antibiotics) - Allergic reactions can range from mild to life threatening.*
• Mercury (thimerosal) - One of the most poisonous substances known. Has an affinity for the brain, gut, liver, bone marrow and kidneys. Minute amounts can cause nerve damage. Symptoms of mercury toxicity are similar to those of autism.
• Neomycin Sulfate (antibiotic) - Interferes with vitamin B6 absorption. An error in the uptake of B6 can cause a rare form of epilepsy and mental retardation. Allergic reactions can be mild to life threatening.*
• Phenol/phenozyethanol (2-PE) - Used as antifreeze. Toxic to all cells and capable of disabling the immune system's primary response mechanism.
• Human & Animal Cells - Human cells from aborted fetal tissue and human albumin. Pig blood, horse blood, rabbit brain, guinea pig, dog kidney, cow heart, monkey kidney, chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg, calf serum, sheep blood and others.

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