Found on Slashdot: Seasonal Flu Shots Double Risk of Getting Swine Flu, Says New Study
Study prompts provinces to rethink flu plan
Study prompts provinces to rethink flu plan
So if you get the seasonal flu shot you are 2x likely to get Swine Flu? Why aren't other countries warning us of this little factoid?Slashdot wrote:
"A Canadian study currently under peer review apparently suggests that individuals given seasonal flu shots are twice as likely to get swine flu. The 'perplexing' study has thrown influenza health plans into disarray, with Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nova Scotia all suspending seasonal flu shots for anyone under 65 years of age. The study appears to be confined to Canada; the US, Britain, and Australia have not reported the same problem, so some are suggesting that the research has 'study bias.' However, the research appears to be 'solid' according to Dr. Ethan Rubinstein, head of adult infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba. 'There are a large number of authors, all of them excellent and credible researchers. And the sample size is very large — 12 or 13 million people taken from the central reporting systems in three provinces.''
