Sorry mate but most people who die when the contract Influenza die from pneumonia. The virus does not kill them, and the treatment for pneumonia is antibiotics. The US stats say over 30k people died from flu in 2004 but the actual causes of death were not the flu viruses, only 1800 or close to that number actually died of flu and it does not say if they had other medical conditions that complicated the matter. Flu in almost every case does not kill a healthy person, if left unchecked in the old or young it can cause pneumonia which leads to respiratory problems obviously. The stats on flu deaths world wide are seriously skewed, I suspect intentionally because the flu jab is worth billions to those who make them
By this reasoning, AIDS doesn't kill anyone, as all it does is weaken your immune system, it's something else which kills. Care to argue that AIDS isn't a killer either and is made up by the pharmacutical companies?
Cause and effect mate. Flu causes the condition which leads to death. The analogy about AIDS is a good one. It might be the common cold which kills you in the end, but it's the Immune deficiency disorder which is the catalyst for death to occur. I'm no fan of big Pharma and I think they have an agenda to sell as many drugs to as many clinicians as possible. I have some insight into this because I work for the NHS and I regularly deal with drug reps who are peddling their wares as the next best thing that will reduce waiting lists, reduce repeat consultations free up resources / time / money etc. I've seen the way they try to cozy up to GPs, Pharmacists and Psychiatrists taking them out to plush dinners, plying them with free gifts etc. At one of the practices I worked at we decided to completely ban drug reps from the building and refuse any offers of gifts etc purely on ethical grounds as they are basically Salesmen who are motivated to sell. That said, the best thing anybody can do is research for themselves the pros and cons of vaccines. You'll read a lot of stuff on the internet about the ingredients that go into them and how unsafe they are, but in my opinion nearly every vaccine in the UK has a long track record of successfully preventing major diseases, with very little adverse effect on the populous. We have nearly eradicated some diseases that were common 5O years ago and that is down to vaccination. I'm not saying it's perfect, but making informed choices is key, not listening to the hyperbole and scaremongering.
