Flu vaccine expected to be better this year
By Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle
Federal health officials are urging Americans to start getting their influenza shots and emphasized that, unlike last year, this year’s vaccine appears to be a good match with the strains of flu they expect to hit the U.S.
More than 170 million doses of the vaccine are being produced, 40 million of which have already been distributed to doctors’ offices and pharmacies. No shortages are predicted.
Global and national health experts hope to avoid a repeat of last year’s debacle when the predominant strain of flu — a variation of Type A, subtype H3N2 — had mutated from what scientists initially thought it would be. By that time, it was too late to create a new vaccine, which takes about six months to develop. By the time a new vaccine would have been created and distributed, the flu season, which generally runs from December through early spring, would have already begun.
DO NOT Do IT! If you like your arm the way it works now- stay away from vaccines -as they are now warning people that they may use the use of their arm from any vaccine.(watch the warnings on a vaccine commercial) It DOES happen and the next one could be you. I’ll take my chances on the flu instead.
boy am i glad i did not contract polio. isee you are not too well thunk
Isee: I hope your post is meant as a joke, but if not you raise the level of scientific illiteracy to a new level. There are no credible sites that list loosing one’s arm is a side effect of the flu vaccine.
I direct those that want more information to just a couple of credible sites (out of a few thousand) that debunk the various myths of vaccines.
Smart people get a flu shot.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/10/10/354627818/32-myths-about-the-flu-vaccine-you-dont-need-to-fear
http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/flushot.asp
Rick
This is taken from the package insert and verifies what Isee stated, brachial plexus neuropathy. Smart people weigh the benefits and dangers and make an appropriate decision. Only lemmings blindly accept recommendations from the “authorities”.
6.3 Adverse Reactions Associated With Influenza Vaccination 301
Anaphylaxis has been reported after administration of AFLURIA. Egg protein can induce 302 immediate hypersensitivity reactions among persons who have severe egg allergy. Allergic 303 reactions include hives, angioedema, asthma, and systemic anaphylaxis (see Contraindications 304 [4]). 305
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Neurological disorders associated with influenza vaccination, such as 307 encephalopathy, optic neuritis/neuropathy, partial facial paralysis, and brachial plexus 308 neuropathy, have been reported. 309
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Microscopic polyangiitis (vasculitis) has been reported temporally associated with influenza 311 vaccination.
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM263239.pdf
Serious complications from flu shots are rare and the CDC expects this year to be the same.
I choose to base my decisions on statistics. Your chance of suffering seriously or being a vector is much much greater than being the rare person that contracts a serious complication.
Would you choose to drive across country instead of fly because you don’t want to be the involved in the extremely rare plane crash, vs the much more common car crash?
When you walk in the woods are you more concerned about the bear instead of the much more likely cardiac event or serious injury from falling?
etc., etc, etc,
I choose science.
Rick
Thanks Rick- You are correct(stuff happens but rarely) and I honor your opinion and personal choice. Last time I checked, it is not illegal to have an opinion and express it.
It’s the 1st Amendment. Free-speech.