New Flu Study - a survey of old research

You might give lots of credence to new research but "opinions based on surveying old research papers and "averaging" it and making implied judgments on research that was not done?



I got my shot and will continue doing so, until I see basic research based on current vaccine results - not a survey on other people's research.

Amplify’d from www.thelancet.com

Efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines

Original Text Prof Michael T Osterholm PhD a , Nicholas S Kelley PhD a, Prof Alfred Sommer MD b, Edward A Belongia MD c

We searched Medline for randomised controlled trials assessing a relative reduction in influenza risk of all circulating influenza viruses during individual seasons after vaccination (efficacy) and observational studies meeting inclusion criteria (effectiveness). Eligible articles were published between Jan 1, 1967, and Feb 15, 2011

We screened 5707 articles and identified 31 eligible studies Read more at www.thelancet.com

 

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