There are two people in the world those that get flu shots
and those that don’t. The people that are against getting the flu shot may have
some recent research that supports their argument. Physicians, scientist, and
public health officials are huge proponents of the flu shot and state that flu
shots can be potential life savers. But some researchers in Canada are
uncovering hints that serial vaccination may limit the ability to fight off
future virus strains.
Danuta Skowronski an epidemiologist at the British Columbia
Center for Disease Control and Prevention published a study this year showing
that people that received the vaccination in 2012,2013,2014 and appeared to
have higher risk of being infected with the prominent 2014-2015 flu strain.
In October 40 scientist from around the world met and
discussed this topic. Researchers concluded that this research is preliminary
thus many scientists do not want to overreact to it and change protocols or recommendations
but are understanding that it is worth further investigation.
More studies are underway in Canada, U.S. and Europe
pertaining to serial flu vaccines. Quebec in particular has already begun
reanalyzing its multi-million dollar flu vaccination program to optimize the
program and look into possible shortcomings of its current implementation.
-Vander Harris
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