flu vaccine 3x increase in hospitalization/flu

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I know we have had parents who were strongly encouraged to have their child with asthma vaccinated against flu. Something new to consider

 

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/...90519172045.htm

 

Children Who Get Flu Vaccine Have Three Times Risk Of Hospitalization For Flu, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (May 20, 2009) — The inactivated flu vaccine does not appear to be effective in preventing influenza-related hospitalizations in children, especially the ones with asthma. In fact, children who get the flu vaccine are more at risk for hospitalization than their peers who do not get the vaccine, according to new research that will be presented on May 19, at the 105th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society in San Diego.

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They found that children who had received the flu vaccine had three times the risk of hospitalization, as compared to children who had not received the vaccine. In asthmatic children, there was a significantly higher risk of hospitalization in subjects who received the TIV, as compared to those who did not

 

Good poster remarks/links in this article

 

http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/05/flu-vac...ay-experts.html

 

Flu Vaccine Triples Child Hospitalizations, but Won’t Turn Them into Horned, Hairy Apes, say Experts!