Seasonal Flu Shots Double Risk of Getting Swine Flu, Says New Study

krou writes "A Canadian study currently under peer review apparently suggests that individuals given seasonal flu shots are twice as likely to get swine flu. The 'perplexing' study has thrown influenza health plans into disarray, with Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Nova Scotia all suspending seasonal flu shots for anyone under 65 years of age. The study appears to be confined to Canada; the US, Britain, and Australia have not reported the same problem, so some are suggesting that the research has 'study bias.' However, the research appears to be 'solid' according to Dr. Ethan Rubinstein, head of adult infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba. 'There are a large number of authors, all of them excellent and credible researchers. And the sample size is very large — 12 or 13 million people taken from the central reporting systems in three provinces.''

Comments

Re:Don't forget:

[geekboy642]

And as we all well know, the plural of anecdote is "a population-controlled double-blind study"!

Re:Already possibly debunked

[Colonel Korn]

How did this crap get modded "informative"? What in the HELL do Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend have to do with influenza?

I won't believe anything until Oprah tells me it's right.

Re:Don't forget:

[overcaffein8d]

the onion?