Flu Season Winding Down / CDC
per CDC, Feb 8, 2013
ASO3 for the US avian flu stockpile / CIDRAP
I’m 3 months late on this. Since this article came out, it became clearer that ASO3 caused narcolepsy in more countries than just Scandinavia and Ireland, and that adults were also at risk of developing narcolepsy after the vaccine. And these are BAD cases of narcolepsy, not the minor cases I have seen in clinical…
Elderly Vaccinated Danes more likely to get Flu A /H3N2 than the unvaccinated/ Eurosurveillance
Of 364 older Danes who were seropositive for H3N2 infection and about 1000 who were negative, it turned out those who were positive were a bit more likely to have been vaccinated this season for flu. This may mean the vaccine was of no use due to high rates of mutation. Or it could mean…
The Flu Vaccine is a Paper Tiger, but the Nurse must wear a Paper Mask
“If you aren’t vaccinated, you must wear a mask throughout flu season, or be fired!” But what if you are in the 45-55% of healthcare workers who got vaccinated but lack immunity to circulating flu strains? Shouldn’t you be wearing a mask too? What if you are in the 75-100% of vaccinated workers who get…
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