New Canadian studies suggest seasonal flu shot increased H1N1 risk
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You probably wont find this story on the front page of the mainstream media but Health Freedom Alliance is dedicated to bring you the truth. In a lengthy article published today in Public Library of Science Medicine (PLoSMed), researchers detail the results of four supplementary studies that were launched after an April 2009 school outbreak provided the first signal of an association between seasonal flu shots and pandemic flu illness. The studies, which took in about 2,700 people, found overall that the likelihood of needing medical attention for pandemic flu was 1.4 to 2.5 times greater among people who were vaccinated the previous fall.
Our results may seem counterintuitive, but they cannot be dismissed on the basis that no biological mechanism can plausibly explain them,” the Canadian researchers write. “If these observations do reflect a real biological effect . . . they raise important questions that warrant further scientific observation.”
The international media, however, covered the rumored findings, leading officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) to discount the study from the unusual position of commenting on data they had not yet seen.