Flu Shots Increase Susceptibility to Common Cold

For the past three years I have skipped the influenza vaccine and have noticed progressively fewer viral upper respiratory tract illnesses or common colds .

In decades prior I had taken forty flu shots as requirements in medical school, residency, fellowship, and medical staff. Could the flu shot weaken or misdirect the immune system on a regular basis?

In 2012, Cowling et al performed a prospective, double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial in children ages 6-15 years to who received either the 2008–2009 seasonal trivalent influenza inactivated vaccine (TIV; 0.5 mL Vaxigrip; Sanofi Pasteur) or placebo.

The results were stunning. While summer and winter colds were not statistically different, proven viral infections within two weeks of the shot confirmed by PCR testing were 4.4-fold greater in those who took the flu shot.

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    Tom

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    All vaccinations are made of poisons your body doesn’t want or need. Therefore, to get rid of the toxins you experience a cold or flu. There is NO available protection from a cold or flu as they want you to believe as these occurrences are a natural way for your body to get healthy.

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    Carmel

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    There’s a US military study/report circa 2019 that looked at the effectiveness of flu shots and reported that the soldiers who received the flu shots and who suffered subsequent colds/flu had an 8 times greater viral load than soldiers who never received the flu shots.

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      Carmel

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      Slight correction……6.3 times viral load!

      “Prestigious VACCINE Journal: Flu Vaccine Increases Coronavirus Infection Risk 36%“
      Posted on: Thursday, March 12th 2020 at 10:30 am
      Written By: GMI Reporter
      © [March 12th 2020] GreenMedInfo LLC. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of GreenMedInfo LLC.

      ‘A 2018 study published in PNAS found that receiving a flu vaccination in the current and previous season may increase aerosol shedding of flu particles 6.3 times more as compared with having no vaccination in those two seasons.’
      https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/prestigious-vaccine-journal-flu-vaccine-increases-coronavirus-infection-risk-36-3?

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    Frank S.

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    Big Ag/ Big Pharma mantra – “Make ’em sick, Make ’em well” (repeat)…

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