Why Does Alex Berenson Keep Pushing Anti-Vaccine Propaganda?
Have you ever wondered why anti-vaccine influencers keep creating and pushing anti-vaccine propaganda?
Especially anti-vaccine propaganda that is so easy to debunk?
Why Does Alex Berenson Keep Pushing Anti-Vaccine Propaganda?
Consider how Alex Berenson continues to mischaracterize what Anthony Fauci has said about flu vaccines…
In the article, Rethinking next-generation vaccines for coronaviruses, influenza viruses, and other respiratory viruses, Anthony Fauci, with two other authors, wrote that:
“As pointed out decades ago, and still true today, the rates of effectiveness of our best approved influenza vaccines would be inadequate for licensure for most other vaccine-preventable diseases.”
Anthony Fauci, et al
Can you see why Alex Berenson didn’t actually include the full quote?
That flu vaccines aren’t as effective as the MMR, polio, or Hib vaccine, etc., is not a secret.
Flu vaccine effectiveness can vary from 10 to 60%, while most other vaccines we routinely use are over 90% effective.
That’s all Anthony Fauci’s article about next-generation respiratory viruses was saying.
They weren’t saying that flu vaccines “probably shouldn’t be licensed,” that they shouldn’t be used, or that they aren’t safe or effective!
Plenty of studies have shown that flu vaccines are both safe and effective.
The article does talk about the challenges in creating flu vaccines and what is needed to create better, next generation flu vaccines, which is also no secret that we need.
That’s in contrast to Alex Berenson’s article, which is just anti-vaccine propaganda from someone who doesn’t acknowledge that hundreds of children, most of whom are unvaccinated, die each year with the flu.
“The flu vaccine — like the Covid vaccine — does not really qualify as a vaccine at all. At best, it provides temporary and partial protection from a illness that nearly all kids beat after a couple of days without needing more than rest, fluids, and possibly over-the-counter fever-reducing medicines.”
Alex Berenson on Why do public health bureaucrats keep pushing flu shots on kids?
It is anti-vaccine propaganda from someone who has no medical or public health training and is far out of his lane when he tries to talk about flu and COVID vaccines.
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