Flu shots are a likely reason for all those deaths in nursing homes. (Is that why Medicare and Medicaid are now requiring them?)

[Mark Crispin Miller]

From Lynn Landes:

 FLU SHOTS – Plausible reason for excessive deaths in nursing homes

The reason for excessive deaths in nursing homes may be because they were given flu vaccines, and flu vaccines increase the risk of contracting COVID-19. In fact Medicare and Medicaid are required to offer flu shots and will completely cover the cost. Sounds like a money maker to me.

• Nursing homes serving Medicare and Medicaid patients will have to provide immunizations against influenza and pneumococcal disease to all residents if they want to continue in the programs, according to a final rule published by CMS in today’s Federal Register.  As a condition of participation in the two programs, nursing homes will be required to ensure that residents received the immunizations.  The resident or the resident’s family can refuse the shots. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-will-require-nursing-homes-vaccinate-residents-against-flu and  https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/qr_immun_bill.pdf|
  
  
• People are 36% more likely to get COVID-19 if you had a flu shot, according to a military study. https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/prestigious-vaccine-journal-flu-vaccine-increases-coronavirus-infection-risk-36-3
  
  
• The flu shot also made the Swine flu worse -  https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/09/18/flu-shot-increases-flu-illness.aspx

 

More info at http://www.healthalertphilly.org/COVIDissues.htm