Flu Shot Worsens H1N1 Symptoms, New Research RevealsLisa Garber Dr. Danuta Skowronski is an influenza expert at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control. She showed her findings at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in San Francisco. Curious thing is: this isnt the first time that Skowronski observed this so-called Canadian problem. During the 2009 flu pandemic, Skowronski noticed that individuals who received the 2008-2009 winter flu shot were more likely to become infected with the virus than were those who hadnt been given the shot. Five studies were conducted in various provinces, but because research outside Canada failed to compare, the matter went ignored. Skowronski persisted and conducted a blind study with 32 ferrets. Researchers didnt know which animals had been vaccinated and which had not when they exposed them to the H1N1 virus. While all the animals recovered, those that had been vaccinated showed worsened H1N1 symptoms than those that hadnt. The findings were consistent with the increased risk that we saw in the human studies, Skowronski added, although she doesnt yet know why. Some H1N1 symptoms include: Vaccines Ineffective, Even Harmful In a study published in The Lancet, 2.7 percent of over 13,000 unvaccinated adults while 1.2 percent of vaccinated adults caught the influenza virus. That means that the vaccine prevented 1.5 of every 100 adults from getting sicka far cry from the 60% efficacy claim the media touts. While we may be inclined to believe that all of us getting vaccinated is enough if we prevent those 3 of every 200 people from getting sick, vaccines are often chock-full of harmful ingredientsingredients that might get us sicker than the illness itself. In example, studies conducted in 1999 showed that MMR, hepatitis B, and other multi-dose vaccines contained thimerosal in amounts that exposed 62.5 ug of mercury per child, per visit to the doctor. Thats 100 times the safe dose as determined by the Federal Environmental Protection Guidelines. Other chemicals found in flu vaccines include: Professor Elizabeth Miller, head of the HPAs immunization department, said the connection was made in the 1970s and use of it desistedfor a time, until potential profits became too big to ignore. Additional Sources: Explore More: This article first appeared at Natural Society, an excellent resource for health news and vaccine information. 