Prominant MD advises against getting flu vaccination

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Dr. , a cardiac surgeon and Professor of Surgery at the University

of Washington, recommends avoiding the flu shot and taking vitamin D instead.

According to Dr. , “Seventy percent of doctors do not get a flu shot.â€

Health officials say that every winter 36,000 people will die from it. But the

National Vital Statistics Reports compiled by the CDC show that only 1,138

deaths a year occur due to influenza alone -- more than 34,000 of the

“36,000″ flu deaths are actually pneumonic and cardiovascular deaths.

There is also a lack of evidence that young children benefit from flu shots. In

fact, a systematic review of 51 studies involving 260,000 children age 6 to 23

months found no evidence that the flu vaccine is any more effective than a

placebo. But there is also a risk of harm from the flu vaccine itself,

particularly from the mercury, aluminum, and formaldehyde it contains.

Sources:

• Eco Child’s Play November 18, 2008