Flu Vaccine Myths and Facts
The Swine Flu and Influenza vaccine is safe.
Truth: The Swine Flu vaccine went through human trials last year as an experiement and didn’t offer much protection.The trials vaccinated infants, children and pregnant women first. It was and continues to be a human experiment.
The flu vaccine has been shown to be safe by the CDC but they suggest that people with certain illnesses like HIV, Kidney disease, lung disease and more should not consider getting it.
I saw a case during a St Joe’s Neurology rotation in 2008 of a 13 year old boy who had lower body partial paralysis and body weakness after getting an influenza vaccine. It took him three weeks with PT to gain some function back and continued to struggle with walking.
Mercury is no longer in vaccines.
Truth: Thimerosal contains ethyl-mercury, an inexpensive preservative used in vaccines that has never been tested. It has been linked to autism, autoimmune diseases and other neurological problems. Some influenza shots are now thimerosal free but may contain other toxic metals, preservatives and may cause unwanted side effects.
If I get the Flu vaccine, I will not get the flu
Truth: Nothing is 100% effective. The flu vaccine can take up to 2 weeks to build up immunity in the body. During that time you may have been exposed to another virus- flu/cold and relate it to the actual vaccine. The flu vaccine contains a dead virus, often of last year’s strain and not the viral strain of this season. Another point, viruses adapt extremely well and often mutate rapidly making it difficult to have a powerful vaccine. There are hundreds of different strains of viruses out there for the common cold or flu. The current vaccine may only have one or two strains of virus.
Make an informed, educated decision before moving forward with vaccinating. There are natural ways to boost your immune system naturally with supplements, herbs, anti-viral homeopathic vitamin booster shots, homeopathic influenza and more.
To get more information about Vaccines in general, contact Dr. Kovalik.