Media re flu vaccines
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[2009 Oct] Flu vaccines 'not worth the bother' says expert There is little medical evidence that the vaccines have any kind of beneficial effect, even for vulnerable people with asthma and cystic fibrosis, he said.  Vaccines given to children under the age of two have the same effect as if they were given a dummy drug, he added.

 [2009 Sept] B.C. may suspend seasonal flu shots

[2009 Sept] Studies raise seasonal flu shot fear  Drawn from a series of studies from British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario, the data appear to suggest that people who got a seasonal flu shot last year are about twice as likely to catch swine flu as people who didn't.

[Feb 2008] All Kids Must Get Flu Vaccine, Panel Says

[2006] Flu vaccines 'not worth the trouble'
[Media Feb 2005] Flu shots don’t save seniors' lives, study finds
[Media Feb 2005] Flu shots little help for young kids, study says
[Jan 2003] Foggy Thinking as Inhaled Flu Vaccine (FLUMIST) Nears FDA Approval
[Media Jan 2002] Autism fears over mercury in flu jabs
[Media Sept 2002] Flu vaccine contains mercury
[Dec 2001] The Chemtrial and Flu Vaccine Connection
[June 2002] Nursing Home Residents Get Flu Despite Getting Flu Shot
[Media Sept 2001] Dutch Farmers Say Bayer (Flu) Vaccine Caused Sick Cows
Paramedics On the Job - Without Flu Shots
[media 2002] Flu Shot Reactions Worry Officials

Pregnancy
[2008 Sept] Pregnant women may be offered the flu jab
[Nov 2007] Most flu shots contain mercury, but few know it