Doctors against flu shots

A recent report in the Vancouver Sun quoted an emergency room doctor, Dr. Derrick Moore, as stating that he and nurses refused to comply with mandatory flu vaccinations for healthcare workers at Nanaimo Regional General. Well, the flu shot probably won’t help you there either. Smart doctors don’t get flu shots. But I’m a doctor and not only did I get them, I insisted my mom and my siblings.

He spent years working at the National Institute of Health, and was a professor at Johns Hopkins University as a geneticist.

Geier is NOT anti-vaccine. Greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease: The elderly are frequent targets in the push for the flu shot, yet there is evidence that those receiving the flu vaccine for three to five consecutive years runs a 10-fold increase for developing Alzheimer’s disease than those who did not have any flu shots. In addition, aging tends to bring with it.

Without laboratory tests, doctors cannot distinguish between them as both last for days and rarely lead to death or serious illness. At best, vaccines may only be effective against influenza A and B, which represent about of all circulating viruses. Should Nurses Be Forced to Get Flu Shots ? Concern for the health of patients has prompted many hospitals to require all of their employees to get the flu shot or lose their jobs. But what about the right of patients in this case doctors and nurses to refuse any medical procedure they feel is unnecessary?

Three medical doctors wrote an editorial in the Toronto Star opposing mandatory flu vaccinations for healthcare workers.

They stated that the evidence of the benefits of the flu vaccine is not nearly strong enough to justify taking away a doctor’s choice to make the decision on whether or not they vaccinate themselves. Who should not get vaccinated? How many die from flu vaccine?

Does the flu shot lower chances of getting the flu? Why are people anti-vaxx? I will not take a flu shot willingly and if the state decides to force me too then they must give me the kick back they get on flu shots and the doctor does, too. The Truth Behind Flu Shot Mandates for Healthcare Workers.

Claire Dwoskin, Founder, Childrens Medical Safety Research Institute Special to Health Impact News. When you are sick, injured or just need a check-up, you trust that your doctor is giving you vali conflict-free, evidence-based advice on what is best for your health. With fall comes flu season.

It’s that time of year when pharmacies promote their flu shots and doctors highly recommend (i.e. practically threaten) you to get vaccinated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published September 19th, 58. But the truth is some doctors and.

What To Say To Your Doctor When They Pressure You To Get A Flu Shot. I’m not in a high priority group for the vaccine. One little-known part about the flu shot is that there are higher priority groups that it’s intended for.

Here are just some of the types of people recommended to get the flu shot more than. The same money-driven motivation applies to doctors who are paid by pharmaceutical companies to reach quotas of vaccinated children.

For instance, Blue Cross pays Michigan doctors a $4bonus for every child they inoculate with the “recommended” vaccinations by the age of years – including two flu shots. WHY THIS DOCTOR WILL NOT TAKE THE FLU SHOT… Now this is a smart doctor. If only all doctors would put health before their pHARMa paycheck. Doctors and health organizations recommend that we have a flu shot every year to protect our health and that of our community—but are flu shots safe?

There are lots of opinions on the safety of vaccinations, from those strongly in support to those who believe they cause real health problems and offer limited protection against flu.