Are Flu Vaccinations Effectiv?

This article was written by a chiropractor. So, in my mind, it is suspect. And, of course, the vaccine primes the immune system for that particular strain.

Standard anti-vax clap trap.

I checked some of his sources and as expected don’t actually reach the conclusions he says they do. Here is the bottom line from the Osterholm paper.

Compare the the author conclusions from about this paper

Its not surprising that the flu vaccines haven’t been as fully tested as other meciations, since by the time the results of such a clinical trial were known, it would be a new year with a new vaccine and the old trial would be useless.

That guy, “Dr.” Mark, doesn’t appear to agree with the germ theory of disease.

That alone tells you all you need to know.

Also here is theCDCs stance on vaccine effectiveness.

Actually reading the whole page is probably worth your while as it gives a fairly balanced discussion of effectiveness.