by JON RAPPOPORT
Many of my articles on medical issues cite evidence you can use in discussions or articles of your own.
It’s my hope that you will be able to argue points intelligently, even when opposed by self-appointed experts.
Here are several talking points concerning the efficacy of flu vaccines which contain inactivated viruses. Most flu vaccines are the inactivated type.
The citation is BMJ 2006;333:912-915 (28 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.38995.531701.80 Analysis and comment Public health Influenza vaccination: policy versus evidence Tom Jefferson, coordinator1 1 Cochrane Vaccines Field, Anguillara Sabazia, Roma 00061, Italy jefferson.tom@gmail.com
These are Jefferson’s summary points in his overview-analysis of flu-vaccine efficacy:
“Public policy worldwide recommends the use of inactivated influenza vaccines to prevent seasonal outbreaks.
“Because viral circulation and antigenic match vary each year and non-randomised studies predominate, systematic reviews of large datasets from several decades provide the best information on vaccine performance.
“Evidence from systematic reviews shows that inactivated vaccines have little or no effect on the effects measured.
“Most studies are of poor methodological quality and the impact of confounders is high.
“Little comparative evidence exists on the safety of these vaccines.
“Reasons for the current gap between policy and evidence are unclear, but given the huge resources involved, a re-evaluation should be urgently undertaken.”
In short, Jefferson sees no convincing evidence that these vaccines work in the ways medical bureaucrats claim they do.
This is a devastating criticism, especially since Jefferson works as a researcher for the highly respected Cochrane Database.
JON RAPPOPORT
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