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There are widely acknowledged reasons why flu vaccines won¶t work, as already
pointed out with regard to the much touted vaccines against the µpandemic bird
flu¶ that has yet to materialize [10] (How to Stop Bird Flu Instead, SiS 35). The flu
virus changes quickly - even without the help of genetic engineering in the
laboratory, and especially with the help of the intensive livestock industry -
whereas the vaccines target specific strains. Furthermore, flu vaccination does
not give permanent protection, and must be repeated annually; the vaccines are
difficult to mass-produce, and some strains won¶t grow at all under laboratory
conditions. Numerous studies have documented that flu shots give little or no
protection against infection and illness, and there is no reason to believe that
swine flu vaccines will be different. A review of 51 separate studies involving
more than 294 000 children found that in children aged from two years, nasal
spray vaccines made from weakened influenza viruses and injected vaccines
made from the killed virus prevented 82 and 59 percent of illnesses. The
prevention of 'flu-like illness' caused by other types of viruses was only 33 and 36
percent respectively. In children under the age of two, the efficacy of inactivated
vaccine was similar to placebo. It was not possible to analyse the safety of
vaccines from the studies due to the lack of information, and lack of
standardization on the little information available [11]. A report published in 2008
found flu vaccines in young children made no difference in the number of flu-
related doctor and hospital visits [12].



Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins. The vaccines are far more deadly than
the swine flu Institute of Science in Society - 2009-07-27. Global Research,
August 21, 2009
0n the other hand, a study of 800 children with asthma found that those
receiving a flu vaccine had a significantly increased risk of asthma-related doctor
and emergency room visits [13]; the odds ratios were 3.4 and 1.9 respectively.
This was confirmed in a report published in 2009, which showed children with
asthma who received FluMist had a 3-fold increased risk of hospitalization [14]
Flu vaccines are equally useless for adults, including the elderly, giving little or no
protection against infection or illnesses including pneumonia (see [9]).
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Two committees convened by the Institute of Medicine concluded that there are
causal relationships of measles±mumps±rubella (MMR) and diphtheria±tetanus±
pertussis (DTP) vaccines with anaphylaxis (Howson, Howe, & Fineberg, 1991;
Stratton, Howe, & Johnston, 1994). The estimated rates of anaphylaxis range
from 50 per million children for MMR to 60 per million children for three doses of
DTP. The death rate from anaphylaxis is about 5% (Yocum & Khan, 1994); thus,
for every million children given MMR or three doses of DTP, two to three children
are expected to die. 0f seven studies addressing the possible association of
pertussis or DTP immunization with subsequent development of asthma or other
allergies (Farooqi & Hopkin, 1998; Henderson, North, Griffiths, Harvey, & Golding,
1999; Hurwitz & Morgenstern, 2000; Kemp et al., 1997; Nilsson, Kjellman, &
Bjorksten, 1998; Nilsson, Kjellman, Storsaeter, Gustafsson, & 0lin, 1969; 0dent,
Culpin, & Kimmel, 1994), findings from four studies (Farooqi & Hopkin, 1998;
Hurwitz & Morgenstern, 2000; Kemp et al., 1997; 0dent et al., 1994) are
suggestive of an increased risk of allergic disease with immunization. Evidence
from animal and human studies support the hypothesis that vaccinations may be
one of many genetic and environmental factors contributing to the increasing
prevalence of atopic disease in recent years (Parronchi, Brugnolo, Sampognaro,
& Maggi, 2000).

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Problems remain in the manufacturing process of vaccines, even today. Recent


vaccine recalls such as the one in December 2007 by Merck & Co. Inc., of about
1.2 million doses of its PedvaxHIB and Comvax immunizations (used to prevent
pneumonia, meningitis, and hepatitis B) occurred when, during testing, Merck
found certain bacteria in their vaccine manufacturing equipment at the plant
where the vaccines are manufactured (MSNBC, 2008). President Gerald Ford,
confronted with a potential swine flu pandemic, urged that every person in the
United States be vaccinated for the disease; eventually, almost 24% of the
population was vaccinated. A halt to the program occurred, when, because of a
reaction to the vaccine, about 500 cases of Guillain-Barre´ syndrome were found

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2009; 14; 36 originally published online Feb 26, 2009;
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Chiropractors and Vaccinations: Ethics is the Real Issuem 




2009; 14; 36 originally published online Feb 26, 2009;
Leonard F. Vernon and Christopher Kent
shortly after vaccination occurred (Schonberger, Bregman, & Sullivan-Bolyai,
1979). This resulted in death from severe pulmonary complications for 25 people.
In the end, more people died from the vaccine than from the swine flu (Warner,
1999). 0ther cases of adverse vaccine reactions, and possible links to asthma,
multiple sclerosis, and diabetes, have been widely reported in the literature
(Classen & Classen, 1997; Gout & Lyon-Caen, 1998; Kemp, Pearce, & Fitzharris,
1997; Wakefield, Murch, & Anthony, 1998).


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