In this case, it’s not going to be as clear-cut as 1976. Although I’m sure it wasn’t clear-cut back then at first, either.
If we had the same rates of GBS as in 1976, and EVERY SINGLE PERSON in the USA got a shot (never gonna happen), we’d have around 180 deaths and a total of 3.750 detected cases of GBS.
And we only had ONE death from swine flu in 76.
THIS influenza has ALREADY killed almost 500 Americans. And that’s in the non-flu season! It will be much worse during flu season, and it’ll be far worse than that if we get any nasty mutations.
Statistically, based on those figures, so far it looks more likely to me that you will die from influenza without a shot than get GBS with a shot.
Of course, you may also be able to do other things to mitigate the severity of possibly getting the flu. Like the vitamin D and other helpful things that have been suggested. So if you’re able to reduce your risk of dying from the flu, you might come out better than getting the shot.
Just some thoughts off the top of my head with just a little bit of analysis.
Of course, you may also be able to do other things to mitigate the severity of possibly getting the flu. Like the vitamin D and other helpful things that have been suggested. So if you’re able to reduce your risk of dying from the flu, you might come out better than getting the shot.
Just some thoughts off the top of my head with just a little bit of analysis.
it looks more likely to me that you will die from influenza without a shot than get GBS with a shot.
The solution to the problem is worse than the problem.
It’s flu season in Austrailia and they’ve had 12 deaths. In 2002 3,000 men & women died of the flu.
look, I take a flu shot every year.....I'm not scared of it but neither am I scared of the flu.....