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Source: Pentagon Study: Flu Shot Raises Risk of Coronavirus by 36% (and Other Supporting Studies) \u2022 Children’s Health Defense<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children\u2019s Health Defense<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On March 12th<\/sup>, 2020, Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta held a global town hall on \u201cCorona Facts and Fears.\u201d During the discussion, Anderson said to the viewing audience, \u201cAnd, again, if you are concerned about coronavirus, and you haven\u2019t gotten a flu shot\u2026you should get a flu shot.\u201d<\/p>\n Setting safety and efficacy of influenza vaccination aside, is Anderson\u2019s claim that the flu shot will help people fight COVID-19 remotely true? The short answer is no.<\/p>\n In fact, the results of many peer-reviewed, published studies prove that Anderson\u2019s recommendation may have been the worst advice he could have given the public.<\/p>\n In searching the literature, the only study we have been able to find assessing flu shots and coronavirus is a\u00a02020 US Pentagon study<\/a>\u00a0that found that the flu shot INCREASES the risks from coronavirus by 36%. \u201cReceiving influenza vaccination may increase the risk of other respiratory viruses, a phenomenon known as \u201cvirus interference\u2026\u2019vaccine derived\u2019 virus interference was significantly associated with coronavirus\u2026\u201d Here are the findings:<\/p>\n Examining non-influenza viruses specifically, the odds of coronavirus in vaccinated individuals were significantly higher when compared to unvaccinated individuals with an\u00a0odds ratio (association between an exposure and an outcome)\u00a0of 1.36. In other words, the vaccinated were\u00a036%\u00a0more likely to get\u00a0coronavirus.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: Pentagon Study: Flu Shot Raises Risk of Coronavirus by 36% (and Other Supporting Studies) \u2022 Children’s Health Defense By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children\u2019s Health Defense On March 12th, 2020, Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta held a global town hall on \u201cCorona Facts and Fears.\u201d During the discussion, Anderson said to … Continue reading Pentagon Study: Flu Shot Raises Risk of Coronavirus by 36% (and Other Supporting Studies) \u2022 Children’s Health Defense<\/span> 2020 Pentagon study: Flu vaccines increase risk of coronavirus by 36%\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n