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Did the Flu Shot Cause This Year’s Flu Epidemic?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb 14, 2018
This claim is based on the incorrect interpretation of single quote from one nurse in Wisconsin ...
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When Should You Get the New COVID-19 Booster and the Flu Shot? Now Is the Right Time For Both
Written by:
The Conversation
Sep 22, 2022
When COVID-19 and the flu co-infect, it’s ‘flurona.’ But such cases are rare, and there are effe ...
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Was a Healthy Nine-Year-Old Girl Paralyzed by a Flu Shot?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 26, 2018
The story of a heartbreaking illness following a routine flu shot has been used to scare people ...
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Did a Texas Teacher Named Heather Holland Die Because She Couldn't Afford Flu Medicine?
Written by:
David Emery
Feb 12, 2018
The 38-year-old's death from complications of influenza became an internet cause célèbre after i ...
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Did a CDC Doctor Say the Flu Shot Is Causing a Deadly Outbreak?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 17, 2018
A disreputable web site used an unsourced and fabricated quote to link deaths from the flu epide ...
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Less Effective Flu Shots 'Prove' You Shouldn't Get Them at All?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 15, 2018
Dubious websites are attempting to use a season in which the influenza vaccine is less effective ...
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Did a Mother Sue a Hospital Because Her Son Turned Gay from Flu Shot?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 4, 2016
“My son was perfectly normal before the shot,” she told reporters.
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Spin-Fluenza
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct 19, 2015
No, the CDC did not issue a warning advising folks to avoid this year's flu shot.
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