Currently viewing the category: "Vaccines"

Bogus Pimping for Flu Shots

By On February 15, 2009 · 3 Comments

In this week’s bmj there is an article by Thomas Jefferson of the Cochrane Vaccine Institute (“Relation of study quality, concordance, take home message, funding, and impact in studies of influenza vaccines: systematic review“) whom I have often quoted before (“Flu Shots are for Idiots“) regarding the dubious evidence behind policy recommendations [...]

Continue Reading →

No Vaccines For Me Please, But Thanks Anyway

By On January 29, 2009 · 15 Comments

This week I had to fill out some online modules so that I could retain admitting priviledges at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Part of that involved filling out a questionnaire about vaccines where it asked if I had been immunized with the various vaccines for hepatitis, the flu, and chickenpox. Well my daughter [...]

Continue Reading →

Flu Shots are [Still] For Idiots

By On January 28, 2009 · 10 Comments

Well it is flu season now and I was asked by a reader if there was anything new from last year’s post on “Flu shots are for idiots”.

Well I have had some delay because, well, I had the flu.

But that doesn’t mean I am going to get a flu shot!

Since [...]

Continue Reading →