Friday, December 12, 2014

Fear of flu vaccines could be damaging to your health

A warning to Americans - paranoia might be damaging to your health. More than 40% of our transatlantic cousins still believe the myth that flu vaccines can give you the flu, according to a new survey.

And even correcting that misconception might not convince them to get the vaccine, it is suggested.

“It is absolutely biologically impossible to get the flu from the vaccine,” said Dr. Gregory A. Poland, a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, who studies the immunogenetics of vaccine response.

But his words will probably fall on deaf ears. Perhaps Americans should listen though - the flu still kills up to 30,000 Americans each year.

2 comments:

  1. The Swine Flu is circumnavigating the globe...and inoculation is extremely popular. The thing is, the antibody isn't really sheltered, isn't really solid and without a doubt isn't vital. Here are 5 motivations to not get the antibody, and 5 hints you can do as an option. I find a very good website for the Pharmacy, If you want you can visit this site.

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