Media Editor's Note: Lynette Volkers is an RN who's looked beyond the official claim, "vaccines are safe, vaccines save lives." After talking with Dr. Sherri Tenpenny about vaccines, she started to question the things she’d been taught. Lynette recently said, “I am new to questioning vaccines. My children are 3 and 2 years old and have up to this point received their vaccinations, and me, well, up until this year I have received the flu vaccine.” After what she’s learned about the damaging side effects of vaccinations she now writes, “If you were to ask me today if I would immunize against anything right now - HECK NO!! It infuriates me that the pharmaceutical industry dictates so much of the medical field.” As more courageous professionals in the medical community speak out, everyone will wake up to the truth about the unchecked, unsafe vaccine program and the link to the epidemic increase in autism. – Anne Dachel, Media Editor.
-- FLU SHOT: Friend or Foe?
By Lynette Volkers RN BSN
The timing is impeccable. As the leaves morph into their vibrant fall colors so comes the onslaught of the dreaded flu season. "Get your flu shot here" posters spring up in every corner. The media does its job well. By repeatedly discussing outbreaks and flu-related deaths, the public is motivated by fear. Americans everywhere rush to get the magic flu ‘jab,” victims of media-hype and massive marketing.
Why do we get flu shots? Supposedly to protect us from fever, body aches and some upper respiratory illness that lasts at the most 3-5 days. However, studies show that the flu shot is not effective. Both information from the FDA and the manufacturer’s package insert indicate that the flu shot should NOT be given to pregnant women; yet they are at the top of the priority list for receiving this fall’s flu shots. Vaccination of healthy adults reduces the risk of contracting influenza by a mere 6 percent. And there is no evidence that injecting children 6 to 24 months of age with a flu shot is any more effective than placebo. Some reports actually suggest you have an increased chance of contacting the flu after you receive the flu shot. In other words, getting the flu shot offers no guarantee you will not become ill.
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FLU SHOT: Friend or Foe?
By Lynette Volkers RN BSN
The timing is impeccable. As the leaves morph into their vibrant fall colors so comes the onslaught of the dreaded flu season. "Get your flu shot here" posters spring up in every corner. The media does its job well. By repeatedly discussing outbreaks and flu-related deaths, the public is motivated by fear. Americans everywhere rush to get the magic flu ‘jab,” victims of media-hype and massive marketing.
Why do we get flu shots? Supposedly to protect us from fever, body aches and some upper respiratory illness that lasts at the most 3-5 days. However, studies show that the flu shot is not effective. Both information from the FDA and the manufacturer’s package insert indicate that the flu shot should NOT be given to pregnant women; yet they are at the top of the priority list for receiving this fall’s flu shots. Vaccination of healthy adults reduces the risk of contracting influenza by a mere 6 percent. And there is no evidence that injecting children 6 to 24 months of age with a flu shot is any more effective than placebo. Some reports actually suggest you have an increased chance of contacting the flu after you receive the flu shot. In other words, getting the flu shot offers no guarantee you will not become ill.
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