Argumentative Essay On Flu Shot
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Luke Peterson
Professor Keith Jones
College Composition
30 November 2011
Flu Shot: The Truth of it
The flu shot has been known to save many lives and prevent illnesses, but is the flu shot really as reliable as so many people think? Those who oppose the flu shot offer many reasons as to why its use in this day in age should be second guessed. In the United States of America, less than one-thousand-one-hundred people die from influenza each year. However, the flu shot should not be used in modern medicine and more specifically should not be distributed at Northwestern College due to its ineffectiveness and potentially dangerous side-effects.
There are two types of vaccinations for the flu. The most common form is the shot, …show more content…
Through systematic reviews, the British Medical Journal found that the vaccines had little impact on mortality rates, time away from work, and hospital stays for healthy patients under age 65 (Mercola page 4).
From the other side of the proverbial “debate table,” the CDC also recognizes that the vaccines do not work “one-hundred percent of the time.” The ability of a flu vaccine to protect a person depends on a few things: The health and age of the person getting the vaccine and the similarity or “match” between the viruses in the vaccine and those in circulation (CDC par. 10). The fact that flu vaccines contain the virus itself is not the only thing that turns people off from getting vaccinated.
Many people are concerned about the chemicals that help compose them. The vaccines contain thimerosal (a mercury derivative), Ethylene glycol (antifreeze), Phenol (a disinfectant dye), Aluminum, Benzethonium (a preservative and disinfectant), and chick embryos. Absolutely none of these should be injected into the human body. Studies have shown that even the smallest levels of concentrations of thimerosal have induced DNA strand breaks, membrane damage, and cell death. Most alarming of all, thimerosal has also been linked to autism, yet manufacturers continue to infuse it with the treatments (Mercola page
Luke Peterson
Professor Keith Jones
College Composition
30 November 2011
Flu Shot: The Truth of it
The flu shot has been known to save many lives and prevent illnesses, but is the flu shot really as reliable as so many people think? Those who oppose the flu shot offer many reasons as to why its use in this day in age should be second guessed. In the United States of America, less than one-thousand-one-hundred people die from influenza each year. However, the flu shot should not be used in modern medicine and more specifically should not be distributed at Northwestern College due to its ineffectiveness and potentially dangerous side-effects.
There are two types of vaccinations for the flu. The most common form is the shot, …show more content…
Through systematic reviews, the British Medical Journal found that the vaccines had little impact on mortality rates, time away from work, and hospital stays for healthy patients under age 65 (Mercola page 4).
From the other side of the proverbial “debate table,” the CDC also recognizes that the vaccines do not work “one-hundred percent of the time.” The ability of a flu vaccine to protect a person depends on a few things: The health and age of the person getting the vaccine and the similarity or “match” between the viruses in the vaccine and those in circulation (CDC par. 10). The fact that flu vaccines contain the virus itself is not the only thing that turns people off from getting vaccinated.
Many people are concerned about the chemicals that help compose them. The vaccines contain thimerosal (a mercury derivative), Ethylene glycol (antifreeze), Phenol (a disinfectant dye), Aluminum, Benzethonium (a preservative and disinfectant), and chick embryos. Absolutely none of these should be injected into the human body. Studies have shown that even the smallest levels of concentrations of thimerosal have induced DNA strand breaks, membrane damage, and cell death. Most alarming of all, thimerosal has also been linked to autism, yet manufacturers continue to infuse it with the treatments (Mercola page