Swine Flu Vaccine Fears+Brian Brushwood Interview+Coal Crushing Myth
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| Vaccines |
Did the flu shots given in 2008 increase the chances of getting H1N1? What about this year?
It is said that there are people who got the flu shot and still getting the swine flu.
Canadian research suggested this week that the seasonal flu vaccination may increase the risk of catching the H1Ni pandemic strain, but government officials said such a pattern has not been found in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The unpublished work appears to suggest that people who had been vaccinated against last year's seasonal flu were about twice as likely as others to catch the pandemic strain when it appeared this spring. But statistics from the CDC do not show a similar risk. "It is difficult to speak about a study that has yet to be published," said CDC spokesman Joe Quimby, a senior press officer. But, he added, "it is important to note that scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not seen this effect in systems we have reviewed in the U.S." "We continue to urge people to receive both the seasonal flu vaccine and the 2009 H1N1 vaccine," Quimby said. Likewise, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that investigators in countries other than Canada had not found a similar risk increase when they looked at their own data. "We are in contact with other countries and are having them look at their own data to see if they could have similar observations, and none has been able to find anything like that," said Marie-Paule Kieny, director of the World Health Organization's vaccine research initiative. "The reason why this may be different in Canada and in this particular study than in other places of the world is not yet identified," she told reporters during a telephone press conference. Kieny said experts are now trying to decide whether the effect is real or a result of "study bias." The Canadian research -- drawn from studies in three Canadian provinces during the spring pandemic outbreak -- has been submitted for publication to a scholarly journal, and the lead authors were not immediately available for comment. But co-author Dr. Danuta Skowronski, of the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control in Vancouver, told the Canadian Press she wanted more scrutiny on the Canadian research in question. - ABC news
But, of course you won't increase the chances of getting any flu by taking a vaccination. People talk about how they are experimenting on old people first. They are using it on them first, but not experimenting, it's just because they need it more than we do. A lot of people said that they don't want to be white mice, they want these things to be tested first. So, there are still many problems in this area.
Part 2:
Interview with Brian Brushwood!
Canadian research suggested this week that the seasonal flu vaccination may increase the risk of catching the H1Ni pandemic strain, but government officials said such a pattern has not been found in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The unpublished work appears to suggest that people who had been vaccinated against last year's seasonal flu were about twice as likely as others to catch the pandemic strain when it appeared this spring. But statistics from the CDC do not show a similar risk. "It is difficult to speak about a study that has yet to be published," said CDC spokesman Joe Quimby, a senior press officer. But, he added, "it is important to note that scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not seen this effect in systems we have reviewed in the U.S." "We continue to urge people to receive both the seasonal flu vaccine and the 2009 H1N1 vaccine," Quimby said. Likewise, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that investigators in countries other than Canada had not found a similar risk increase when they looked at their own data. "We are in contact with other countries and are having them look at their own data to see if they could have similar observations, and none has been able to find anything like that," said Marie-Paule Kieny, director of the World Health Organization's vaccine research initiative. "The reason why this may be different in Canada and in this particular study than in other places of the world is not yet identified," she told reporters during a telephone press conference. Kieny said experts are now trying to decide whether the effect is real or a result of "study bias." The Canadian research -- drawn from studies in three Canadian provinces during the spring pandemic outbreak -- has been submitted for publication to a scholarly journal, and the lead authors were not immediately available for comment. But co-author Dr. Danuta Skowronski, of the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control in Vancouver, told the Canadian Press she wanted more scrutiny on the Canadian research in question. - ABC news
But, of course you won't increase the chances of getting any flu by taking a vaccination. People talk about how they are experimenting on old people first. They are using it on them first, but not experimenting, it's just because they need it more than we do. A lot of people said that they don't want to be white mice, they want these things to be tested first. So, there are still many problems in this area.
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| Brian Brushwood |
Interview with Brian Brushwood!
Brian Brushwood is an American magician who performs nationwide. He is especially well-known for his display of bizarre magic. He is known to perform fire-eating, escapes, breaking a cinder block over his head, sticking nails in his eyes and nose, sticking needles through his palm, reading minds, and "The Human Crazy Straw". He frequently releases podcasts and vlogs of himself on the road. He has performed on The Food Network, CNN and The Tonight Show as well as performing special demonstrations at The University of Texas. Brian is a regular on the college circuit. On April 7, 2008 Brushwood's internet television show Scam School launched on the Revision 3 network. The show features quick five minute tips to get free drinks at bars and to impress friends. Brian was interviewed on The Skeptics Guide to the Universe, Episode 205. - Wiki
Listen to the Interview here: The Reality Check Episode 60
Science Myth of the Week:
So, if someone has unlimited strength, can they make diamonds from squeezing coal?
The answer is no, because there are a lot of other stuff in it. Graphite might be possible, but you not only need strength, you need heat as well.
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