-
Flu vaccine mythos: Normal immune response to the flu vaccine is misinterpreted as ‘getting the flu’. The reality is that there is no active replicating virus in the vaccine. It is also being offered during flu and cold season.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 22, 2018 Source: Doctors ‘flabbergasted’ that half of parents think flu shot causes the flu.
-
Wednesday House Call, September 12, 2018: Small doses, negligible effects. How hyping parts per billion detection misrepresents risk.
Wednesday House Call, September 12, 2018: Small doses, negligible effects. How hyping parts per billion detection misrepresents risk. Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today we talk about an environmental advocacy group’s report about glyphosate found in parts per billion in our food supply, face transplants,…
-
Flu season is coming and nothing will change. Those that reject the flu vaccine for whatever reason will continue to do so. Backfire Effect is in full force with a dash of Dunning-Kruger on the side.
Health Headlines Commentary for September 10, 2018 Source: As flu season approaches, health officials stress the need for vaccinations more than ever Reference: Summary of the 2017-2018 Influenza Season from CDC
-
Flu vaccine efficacy reduced because of H3N2 mutation during vaccine production
Health Headlines Commentary for December 4, 2017 Source: Flu shot may bring only some protection this year: disease expert Reference: Contemporary H3N2 influenza viruses have a glycosylation site that alters binding of antibodies elicited by egg-adapted vaccine strains
-
Interesting findings on why flu vaccine H3N2 strain mutates during vaccine production affecting vaccine efficacy
Health Headlines Commentary for November 9, 2017 Source: Flu season is here, and experts are already concerned Reference: Contemporary H3N2 influenza viruses have a glycosylation site that alters binding of antibodies elicited by egg-adapted vaccine strains
-
Nasal flu vaccine still recommended for children in Canada. Data from US differs in part because of better study design
Health Headlines Commentary for October 23, 2017 Source: Flu shot or nasal spray? Conflicting studies lead to confusion Reference: Canadian study finds nasal spray flu vaccine as effective as shot Live Attenuated Versus Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Hutterite Children: A Cluster Randomized Blinded Trial
-
Universal flu vaccine in development. Clinical trial to start in the UK.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 6, 2017 Source: Flu vaccine: NHS patients wanted to test ‘universal’ jab Reference:
-
CDC reports on data showing majority of kids who died from flu were not vaccinated
Health Headlines Commentary for April 4, 2017 Source: Vast majority of kids who died from flu weren’t vaccinated: study Reference: Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Pediatric Deaths: 2010–2014
-
Do repeat yearly flu shots lose their efficacy?
Health Headlines Commentary for December 7, 2016 Source: Repeat flu shots are effective, right? Mounting evidence questions that advice Reference: Presented at the Canadian Immunization Conference in Ottawa week of December 6, 2016