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Flu Vaccine Causes Death

CDC urges flu shots, especially for minorities

December 16, 2008
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are urging Americans--particularly minorities--to get a flu shot, saying the vaccinations are important for preventing the spread of the flu. CDC statistics have shown that there are racial and ethnic disparities in flu vaccination rates. In 2006, 45 percent of Hispanics ages 65 and older reported getting a flu shot, compared with 47 percent of elderly blacks and 67 percent of whites and Asian-Americans of the same age. In 2007, f... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Food Allergies: A Case of Mistaken Identity
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...can even be found in some egg substitutes. Since flu vaccines are grown on egg embryos they can... Read more »

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Food Allergies: A Case of Mistaken Identity
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...can even be found in some egg substitutes. Since flu vaccines are grown on egg embryos they can... Read more »

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National Flu Vaccine Week -- It's NOT Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot This Year!
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

National Flu Vaccine Week 2008 runs from Dec. 8 through Dec. 15, so this is the perfect time to get... Read more »

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Avoiding Flu Vaccine Toxicity
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...Federal Regulations requires in multi-dose vials of flu vaccines. Flaming those concerns the... Read more »

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Should patients who have heart disease take vaccinations for flu, pneumonia, and shingles?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

Annual vaccinations for influenza virus are recommended for many groups of people. I strongly... Read more »

Health Guide

Food Allergies: A Case of Mistaken Identity
...a lot of commercially produced pastas. Egg whites can even be found in some egg substitutes. Since flu vaccines are grown on egg embryos they can contain a little egg protein, so it’s important... Read more »
Time for a Flu Shot?
...age and older, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions. The nasal-spray flu vaccine -- a vaccine made with live, weakened flu viruses that do not cause the flu... Read more »
Immunizations: Viral Influenza
...children -- may have fewer antibodies to it and so may be at higher risk for severe infection. (See Flu Vaccines in this report.)Complications of the Flu. In general, the flu is usually... Read more »
Colds and the Flu: Medications
...healthy adults, immunization typically reduces the chance of illness by about 70 - 90%. The current flu vaccines may be slightly less effective in certain patients, such as the elderly and those... Read more »
Pneumonia: Prevention
...add-on therapy for people in certain high-risk groups. They may also be used:In combination with the flu vaccine during seasons where there is a poor match between the virus and vaccine.In... Read more »

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