CDC: Dominance of H3N2 viruses may portend more deaths this flu season LA Times Dec 4, 2014
- “this year’s flu vaccines are a good match for only 48% of these H3N2 strains.”
- As of Oct 1 82% were of the H3N2 variety
- “Flu watchers first detected these strains in the U.S. in March. “
By then, “it was already too late to include them in this season’s vaccine,”
CDC issues flu vaccine apology: this year's vaccine doesn't work! Dec 5, 2014
With video, and sections with titles such as
- Insert admits "no controlled trials"
- No evidence of safety or effectiveness in pregnant women
- Never proven safe or effective in children, either
See also vitaminDWiki
- Overview Influenza and vitamin D
- Influenzas – both seasonal and pandemic – increase in the winter (low vitamin D) – Dec 2010
- Influenza A: 5X reduction in first month (only) with 2,000 IU of vitamin D– RCT July 2014
- Vitamin D can inhibit enveloped virus (e.g. Herpes, Zoster, Epstein, Hepatitis, Ebola) – March 2011 H3N2 virus is enveloped
- Search Vitamin D Life for (vaccine OR vaccination) 422 items as of Dec 2014
- Perhaps Vitamin D can augment or replace some vaccines – March 2015
- 10X reactions to flu vaccine when vitamin D deficient
- Reduce probability of getting the Flu
- Major interactions between Vitamin D, Vitamin A, and Influenza – Sept 2013
Far fewer reported cold and influenza symptoms vs season: no reports if 2,000 IU in winter?