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To me, the biggest point made in the Atlantic article was that the flu vaccines have not been double blind tested, which seems incredible. However, this critiq
by marze 17y ago
To me, the biggest point made in the Atlantic article was that the flu vaccines have not been double blind tested, which seems incredible.
However, this critique doesn't seem to argue with that point, unless I'm misreading it.
- ikitat 17y agoAs I understand it Jackson disregards any data that wasn't gathered via a randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial (RCT). Performing a trial with a placebo for flu vaccines has ethical implications because the flu vaccine has been proven effective. Possibly causing harm by not preventing the flu in subjects. Another point in the critique is that Jackson's findings are based on seasonal flu and not pandemic flu. His findings are for people 60 and older, an age group not particularly targeted by the H1N1 flu.