*The roll-out of that term, referring to influenza/COVID-19, appears to have* *begun with the AARP late last month. (Scroll down.)*
*Here's an email I wrote yesterday to the director of the facility where my* *father's living, in Chicago. I wrote it in response to her announcement that* *they're urging all their aged residents to get flu shots as protection against* *COVID-19.* *Dear A—————,* *Many thanks for keeping us all in the loop, and doing uch an excellent job at* *managing the Home throughout this crisis. We are all very grateful to you, and * *to your **vigilant staff.* *With my father living there, and as one concerned about the well-being of all our * *elderly, **I write to send you some important information about flu shots as a possible * *protection **against the "second wave" of this coronavirus, or any other respiratory * *virus that may **emerge this fall.* *The decision to administer those shots should be well-informed, I'm sure you will* *agree; and so I'm sending you the links to some important scientific studies from* *reputable sources, and which have not been impugned. The fact is that such shots* *appear to make one more, not less, susceptible to respiratory viruses.* *This study in the British Medical Journal, published in February, finds that "flu shots* *increase the risk of noninfluenza viral ARIs [Acute Respiratory Infections] fivefold* *[emphasis added]." Similarly, a study by the Department of Defense, based on **data * *concerning the health of military personnel collected in 2017/2018, and noted **in June * *in a letter to the journal Vaccine, found that those receiving flu shots **increased their * *risk of such infection by 36%.* *https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m626/rr <https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m626/rr>* *https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X19313647?via%3Dihub <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X19313647?via%3Dihub>* *There are also several studies, not conclusive but suggestive, that have found a* *striking correlation between flu vaccinations and the COVID-19 death/infection* *rates in Italy and elsewhere. Here's a summary of those studies:* *http://www.firstfreedoms.org/avoid-the-flu-shot-to-minimize-second-wave.html <http://www.firstfreedoms.org/avoid-the-flu-shot-to-minimize-second-wave.html>* *I hope you find this useful. In any case, thank you again for your great work.* *best,* *Mark Crispin Miller * When — and Where — to Get Your Flu ShotExperts say the flu vaccine is key to avoiding 'twindemic' by Sarah Elizabeth Adler, AARP <https://www.aarp.org/>, August 27, 2020 | https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2020/flu-shot-schedule.html?cmp=SNO-ICM-FB-HLTH&socialid=3694445779 --- Support News from Underground: http://bit.ly/NFUSupport You received this email because you are subscribed to News from Underground. To unsubscribe from this email list, please go to: http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=pIdjNUgiG2h8yxbhC54SSy4SEskAoEMs For archives, please go to: http://archives.simplelists.com/nfu
