5 Reasons To Not Get a Flu Shot Every Year

The flu shot, also known as the flu vaccine, is meant to expose the immune system to a portion of a disease agent. When it comes to influenza, there are two proteins, rendered harmless, on the outside of the viruses. The message the vaccine sends to the immune system is to be on guard for these particular invaders.

Your immune system will then produce stores of antibodies they will use to fight off the infection. Depending on the detected strains of flu, some vaccines may need to be taken multiple times for maximum effect. There is opposing evidence that has lead the medical industry to believe there are reasons individuals may not wish to take the flu shot yearly.

Injecting Chemicals Into The Body

Virus strains are bred in things such as eggs and sheep guts. This means manufacturers have to impose potent preservatives to prevent potentially harmful bacteria from contaminating the vaccine. Unfortunately, however, many of the preservatives used to prevent contamination from bacteria are toxic and include possible carcinogens. As an example, beta-propiolactone is a toxic disinfectant usually used to sterilize tissue and surgical instruments. When injected into the bloodstream, research has classified it as 'reasonably expected to be a human carcinogen.'

Continue reading to learn how immunity comes into play as a reason to consider not getting the flu shot each year.

Lowers Your Immunity

Scientists state it’s not the virus that makes individuals sick every year but rather, it's their immune system. Individuals catch the flu (and other illnesses) when their immune system is weak. Vaccines compromise the immune system. Your body is fighting a portion of a virus brought from a flu shot, making it weak and susceptible to the cold and flu going around.

Reports state many of the vaccines are manufactured a year in advance. Thus, the possible flu strains prevalent in the following year is a guessing game.

Continue reading for another reason to consider not getting the flu shot each year.

End Up With the Flu Anyway

Some individuals will find they will fall ill with the common cold or the flu a few weeks after receiving a flu shot anyway. These cases of flu can become pneumonia, ear infections, or even bronchitis if they turn severe and treatment is ineffective. Situations such as these tend to occur because the flu virus is intentionally introduced into the body, creating some of the same symptoms. The immunity is lowered as a flu shot isn’t designed to immunize the body but to make the body sensitive against the virus.

Continue reading to learn another reason giving evidence against getting a flu shot each year.

Ineffective

Some evidence of young children benefiting from flu shots indicates vaccines could be just as effective as some placebos. This particular evidence is based on fifty-one studies involving roughly 260,000 children. Situations like this occur because the flu shot is only capable of protecting patients from the specific strains of the virus they are designed to protect against. Thus, if an individual comes into contact with a different strain, they are not protected and could still contract the flu. They could even be more susceptible to it, depending on the specific strains and vaccine at play.

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Possible Health Issues

Articles publishing in medical journals point to evidence indicating injecting vaccines may lead to health issues. Infections may arise along with immunological responses, all of which can be extremely harmful. The body is then more susceptible to the diseases the vaccine was meant to protect against. So, an individual could even catch the flu on top of dealing with an infection or another health issue, which could, in turn, make the severity of the flu worse. Furthermore, severe cases in the flu can turn into serious health issues of their own, such as pneumonia and bronchitis. No one likes dealing with those!