Benefits and Side Effects of the Flu Vaccine

Flu shots can prevent more than just the flu. Randomized placebo-controlled trials show that they can be extraordinary lifesavers.
Stay tuned for the next two videos, which examine the benefits and side effects of the pneumonia (nutritionfacts.org/video/bene...) and shingles (nutritionfacts.org/video/bene...) vaccines.
Can you prevent the flu with foods and supplements, like elderberry and echinacea? See Elderberry Benefits and Side Effects: Does It Help with Colds and the Flu? (nutritionfacts.org/video/elde....
I don’t have many other videos on the flu, but here are a few on preventing and treating colds:
Can Gargling Prevent the Common Cold? (nutritionfacts.org/video/can-...)
Preventing the Common Cold with Probiotics? (nutritionfacts.org/video/prev...)
Kiwifruit for the Common Cold (nutritionfacts.org/video/kiwi...)
Benefits of Garlic for Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold (nutritionfacts.org/video/bene...)
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[@mayflyz281]

I am curious if there are any studies on the impact of vaccines to our immune system versus un-vaxxed tolerance building.

Vaccines make your immune system better, literally. Being too clean, too dirty and not eating a well rounded diet rich in whole foods will reduce your immune system.

[@Typhoonbladefist]

It’s a moot point when you consider the people that need protection the most are the ones most likely to die from infection and would be unable to acquire natural immunity. Besides that, the flu mutates regularly so I’m not sure how long natural immunity would even benefit someone in the first place. The vaccine gives you natural immunity to various mutations we can find and add anyway without the risk of dying to the virus.

[@communismisthefuture6503]

The vaccine literally builds your immune system.

[@ummahmedca]

What boosts immunity is a proper diet and lifestyle, sunlight, exercise, clean water and stress management along with good and proper sleep., not via a vaccine full of adjuvants, and other artificial toxic crap.@SamuelNoaGreen

[@erastvandoren]

There are a few comparisons of vaccinated vs unvaccinated children. Vaccinated children lose massively on many conditions, especially allergies.

[@mchagawa1615]

So fascinating! Thank you so very much for sharing

[@ritajhorn3585]

Good information, thank you

[@mellocello187]

Did I miss the part about shingles vaccine?

[@farfiman]

Greger himself said it's recommended from the age of 6 months! Then he says there is little serious cases in not very old healthy adults. How does he explain this ? Should kids get it ?

[@k.h.6991]

He says it's recommended from age of 6 months, not that HE recommends it. The reason for young people to get vaccinated is mostly to prevent their grandparents from getting the flu.

[@k.h.6991]

Dr. Greger clearly believes that getting the flu shot is a good idea, but not very important for kids ( unlike say measles).

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

Hi, @farfiman! In the video, Dr. Greger is quoting the CDC recommendation that everyone aged 6 months or older get flu vaccines. He explains that the reason for this is to prevent younger people from giving the flu to more vulnerable older people. That said, young children do sometimes die from the flu. I hope that helps! -Christine Kestner, MS, CNS®, LDN, MPH, CHES®, NutritionFacts.org Health Support Volunteer

[@Mr.N0.0ne]

Ah yes, injecting infants with risky medical technologies to protect the elderly. Such a logical thing for a society to do.

[@flowpom]

@@NutritionFactsOrg Are the benefits on transmission correctly evaluated?

[@rod4501]

Since going vegan in 2010 my wife and I have never had the flu or a cold. I worked in an office of heavy carnivores and they were always getting sick. I would have thought Dr. Greger would have mentioned the benefits of going plant based or how it can effect this data.

[@ceeemm1901]

Same here. I'm 67 and never had a shot. Everyone else at work can have an annual free flu shot and nearly all get the flu which tends to last weeks....I sit in the vehicles with these snifflers and never get sick.

[@CharlieFader]

There are no guarantees. Some people have weak immune systems, no matter how healthy their diet is.

[@philgrant8927]

@@CharlieFader Cite the evidence for this statement.

[@CharlieFader]

@@philgrant8927 what evidence would you need to counteract the two anecdotes mentioned above? If these anecdotes are used in order to claim that people following healthy plant-based diets never get sick, that’s a preposterous claim and they are the ones that have to try and prove it.

[@philgrant8927]

@@CharlieFader I just posted this:I am a 76-year-old white male in what I think is perfect health with a white blood cell count of 2.5 which my hematologist assures me is due to my vegan diet. No inflammation. See Dr. Greger's videos about this. I eat dried mushrooms every day and all the other good stuff: broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, beans, Tofu, beet powder, tomato powder and a dozen or two different spices. I exercise vigorously half an hour every day. Do I have the same risk of getting the flu, or dying of it or of cardiovascular events as a normal, average 76-year-old? I doubt it. So I will forgo the flu vaccine. I just told my hematologist I can't remember the last time I was sick. But I did received the last pneumococcal vaccine… For better or worse. No side effects from that. It seems Dr. Greger didn't address this.

[@Animanarchy]

I had a neighbour who had a bad reaction from a flu shot maybe a few decades ago, I don't know exactly when he took it, it was before I moved next door, but it paralyzed his legs for half a year. He got over the initial shock and was and was and is currently able to walk again but he has sometimes needed a cane and to lie down a lot some days and take painkillers (Tylenol 3s is what I think he normally takes) because he has neurodegeneration that no doctors have any hope to prevent and at least his one leg is slowly getting worse.

[@stavokg]

Thank you for this important and life-saving video, Dr. Greger!

[@yes-today.]

😂🤡

[@Ringringcodyphone2020]

The end of this video is the saddest piece of truth ever dropped on me

[@MidLifeDreams]

Never had a an issue with any vaccine in my life didn’t even feel down after or any sort of sick.. have to get coV and flue every year in healthcare fields and a full tdapp and tetanus booster all at once .. just wanted to throw this out there I’m sure plenty of people exist too that have no issues , and if it helps protect other vulnerable people than I’ll just keep getting them as required

[@thesleepinggirl]

Same, with one exception. I had a terrible headache after my first covid shot... but that might've been anxiety and stress at the time - people are falsely/accidentally attributing things to vaccines, it's an easy mistake, and it's a bit like wind turbine syndrome... I've had a lot of covid boosters since with no issues afterwards.

[@Denise-ux4xd]

Read the DESCRIPTION of the vaccine inserts 🧠⚰️💉☠️

[@erastvandoren]

Never had any vaccine for 40 years. No problemo at all.

[@communismisthefuture6503]

@@erastvandoren I’ve never worn a seatbelt in 40 years. Never had a problem

[@erastvandoren]

@@communismisthefuture6503 I don't like commies

[@ajay97005]

I’m so glad I got the flu shot. I was hesitant because I couldn’t remember the last time I had the flu it’s been years. Everybody I work with has had the flu in the past month so of course I got sick as well but not nearly as bad or for as long as my co workers.

[@marie-linedeslauriers4339]

Just wondering what is the link with eating whole food plant based ….

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

Hi, @marie-linedeslauriers4339! It is not directly related, but Dr. Greger has a background in infectious diseases, and he sometimes addresses that topic in addition to whole food, plant-based nutrition. In fact, he wrote a book in 2006 about preventing and preparing for pandemics. More on that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ql6tpYKHfbtgnqs I hope that helps! -Christine Kestner, MS, CNS®, LDN, MPH, CHES®, NutritionFacts.org Health Support Volunteer

[@marie-linedeslauriers4339]

@@NutritionFactsOrg Thank you for the information but I still don’t see the link with nutrition.

[@geomarn]

Arentt plant foods better than 💉 for reducing the risk of getting the flu??

[@DoctorRevers]

You do both

The vaccine is complementary, but I agree that if you have to choose, a good diet is better.

[@wadepatton2433]

WFPB eating helps us avoid many of the risk factors of flu, and dozens of other diseases--many of which are risk factors for all the rest. Eat well, be well!

[@nicolcacola]

@ You need an animal based vaccine to aid your plant based life style?

[@misterx3188]

1:18 - Wait...as an unvaccinated healthy adult I am going to get the flu about once every 50 years???

[@retrospiel]

already had a flu at least twice

[@misterx3188]

@@retrospiel 🤔

More like a 2% chance every year, I don't think they're looking at life time risk there

[@misterx3188]

@ Isn't 2% Every year about once every 50 years?

[@Typhoonbladefist]

I believe it’s a 36% chance of not getting the flu over 50 years. (98% chance of not getting it is .98. So it’s .98 to the 50th power or .36 which is 36%)

[@AndrewPawley11]

I love this channel! And equally, I love vaccines. They've saved my life on more than one occasion.

[@johnnyblue4799]

How do you know? You don't have two versions of yourself, one vaccinated and one not. So how can you be sure what saved your life?

[@AndrewPawley11]

@@johnnyblue4799 Clearly I can't know with absolute certainty. However, I know that I have in my 60 years had a few episodes of bed flu, for example. I recall that after one such episode the doctor treating me told me he believed that my having had a flu vaccination earlier that year had mitigated the severity of the disease and that without it the outcome of my infection could have been death.

[@sr-kt9ml]

This ​@@johnnyblue4799

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

​@@johnnyblue4799I've never been in a car accident without a seatbelt or airbags

[@johnnyblue4799]

@@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep Hm, then it appears that airbags and seatbelts might be causing accidents.

[@noremac4807]

Read “turtles all the way down…”

[@scrollop]

There were also around 4 studies last year showing an upto 40% reduction in Alzheimers, and also a reduciton in other neurodegenerative diseses such as Parkinsons.

[@manfredschultz9619]

Herding Folks to 2 Pre-Determined Prefabricated Camps (vaxx/anti-vaxx) Saves Manufacturers/ShareHolders on Quality Control and Liability Costs and enables No-Bid Contracts.

[@manfredschultz9619]

Watching Startups pitching mRN4 Technology to Fight/End Cancer Out of Vaccine's 150+ year history, when was it utilized in Fighting Cancer? Is the thing people fighting over a 'Vaccine'..?

[@communismisthefuture6503]

@@manfredschultz9619 nobody knows what you’re saying

[@manfredschultz9619]

@communismisthefuture6503 which part?

[@communismisthefuture6503]

@@manfredschultz9619 😂😂😂

[@manfredschultz9619]

@@communismisthefuture6503 Cool Story 👍

[@whenpiratesattack]

So if I’m under 65 and relatively healthy I don’t need it? What’s the government’s accuracy of picking the correct flu strain to vaccinate against?

[@DoubtingThomas333]

Look it up. Just like anything , they track flu viruses as they move through countries.

The institutions are very good at the picking the strain (they are funded by the government but they aren't strictly the government, at least not in my country) You can get the vaccine to protect others as well because the chance that you'll carry the virus is much smaller and you'll still reduce your own risks with the flu.

[@communismisthefuture6503]

Everyone should get it, especially at your age.

[@whenpiratesattack]

@@communismisthefuture6503 common commie reading incomprehension. What’s my age?

[@communismisthefuture6503]

@@whenpiratesattack are you crying? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Susanonwow]

I’m proud of Dr. Greger and his team for producing this video. It’s so important to get this information out. Vaccine hesitancy is NOT unreasonable. So giving people real, science based evidence of its benefits is really important.

[@Westernwilson]

To be fair, vaccine hesitancy is only reasonable because there are so many chaos agents out there spreading misinformation on the internet. It is a tragedy that folks are being manipulated into being vaccine hesitant. We are fortunate to live in an age where vaccines have been with us so long we have forgotten what life was like without them....38% of children did not reach their 5th birthday pre-vaccines.

[@Typhoonbladefist]

And ironically attempting to dispel vaccine myths makes people more hesitant to get them.

[@erastvandoren]

@@Typhoonbladefist because the dispelling is a lie

[@mikewazowski489]

He underestimates Guillain-Barré syndrome. "About a fifth are unable to walk unaided after six months, and many experience chronic pain, fatigue and difficulty with work, education, hobbies and social activities."

[@Mr.N0.0ne]

​@@TyphoonbladefistThe problem is that our government and medical authorities told so many lies and made so many factual errors during C, people no longer trust a word that comes out of their mouths. And so, even when doctors, politicians and journalists tell us something true about Vs, many don't believe it.

[@wiezumteufel9024]

0:47 how is the vaccine supposed to reduce transmission?🤔

[@DoubtingThomas333]

With lower disease shedding while infectious, due to your immune system being trained by the vaccine.

[@Julottt]

@@DoubtingThomas333 Dr John Mcdougall doesnt agree at all because the virus change everytime.

[@wiezumteufel9024]

@@DoubtingThomas333 how would the total virus transmission differ between those two examples? 1. is infected but vaccinated and therefore doesn't feel any significant symptoms. He goes to work and to a party or family meeting afterwards. 2. is infected, feels sick, goes to the doc and spends the rest of the day at home in bed.

[@georgehornsby2075]

@@wiezumteufel9024 In your specific example assuming the patient doesn't infect the doctor or his family that could be a theoretically better scenario but it is like saying you shouldn't put helmets on kids who cycle because in one case a kid might get overconfident and crash where he otherwise wouldn't. These are just isolated examples. The data show that vaccinations cut infection rates and deaths the same way helmets reduce the harms of crashing a bike. You can concoct whatever scenarios you like but you have to look at the population data rather than hypotheticals. The CDC helpfully link a lot of studies done on the effectiveness of specifc vaccines on their website. Here is the conclusion from a study on the 2019-2020 season: "CDC estimates that flu vaccination during the 2019-2020 flu season prevented 7.1 million illnesses, 3.4 million medical visits, 100,000 hospitalizations, and 7,200 deaths associated with flu. This report underscores the benefits of the current vaccination program, but highlights areas where improvements in vaccine uptake and vaccine effectiveness could deliver even greater benefits to the public’s health."

[@bluebell1924]

@@wiezumteufel9024 I think in both cases you are infecteous in the days before you feel sick, the virus load being higher without vaccination. And also with the vaccine you will feel sick and stay in bed but the disease is not as harsh or life threatening.

[@danielschmock6338]

What about the aluminum and formaldehyde going directly into the blood stream passed any filtering

[@philgrant8927]

I am a 76-year-old white male in what I think is perfect health with a white blood cell count of 2.5 which my hematologist assures me is due to my vegan diet. No inflammation. See Dr. Greger's videos about this. I eat dried mushrooms every day and all the other good stuff: broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, beans, Tofu, beet powder, tomato powder and a dozen or two different spices. I exercise vigorously half an hour every day. Do I have the same risk of getting the flu, or dying of it or of cardiovascular events as a normal, average 76-year-old? I doubt it. So I will forgo the flu vaccine. I just told my hematologist I can't remember the last time I was sick. But I did received the last pneumococcal vaccine… For better or worse. No side effects from that.

[@GaiasFleas]

If all this is true, why are vaccine manufacturers protected from liability? Patients take all the risk while manufacturers take zero. Aaand welcome to why "vaccine hesitancy" will always exist.

[@Westernwilson]

They are protected because there will always be rare individuals who cannot tolerate the medications that benefit the rest of us. If you are producing a medication that will benefit literally millions of folks, but can be bankrupted if ONE bad reaction lands you in a liability suit (in spite of stating right up front that there is always a miniscule risk that somebody may react badly), you are not going to do any more medical research. At all. So that liability shield? It protects ALL of us by making medical research and progress possible.

[@farfiman]

@@Westernwilson They wouldn't get bankrupt if the bad case numbers are low.

[@ummahmedca]

Bcz vaccines are "unavoidably unsafe" Words from vaccine experts behind closed doors. Yet when they speak publicly they state the opposite " vaccines are robust, safe and effective" I have a nephew that regressed and is now autistic after having his MMR, and the family dr admits that fact.

[@mykllee3]

@@Westernwilson HaHaHa, bankrupted by one bad reaction, LOL. 2022 Phizer profits were 31 Billion. You must own stock....

[@erastvandoren]

@@ummahmedca I know a lot of such testimonies.

[@sheyshey1212]

I love Dr.Greger, but I'm not down with taking the vaccine. Specially the ones from two years ago😉 I rather stay healthy on a WFPB, work out, have a positive mind set and not live in fear.

[@Westernwilson]

Do not equate sensible vaccine use as "living in fear". It is simply logical and prudent to be immunized...especially if the risks of long Covid stack every time you get it.

[@CharlieFader]

You can do both though.

[@DrMoritzMH]

If you give no reason for your opinion, we must assume you are motivated by unreasonable things. I like greger because of the science based approach. That approach suggests that taking the vaccines is the only reasonable thing to do. If you care about others it is also the ethically correct thing to do.

[@DrMoritzMH]

If you give no reason for your opinion, we must assume you are motivated by unreasonable things. I like greger because of the science based approach. That approach suggests that taking the vaccines is the only reasonable thing to do. If you care about others it is also the ethically correct thing to do.

[@sheyshey1212]

@@DrMoritzMH You are free to assume whatever you want. My body is a temple. I won’t poison it with no 💉, and yes I do care about others, but not to the point that I would harm myself to make you feel good.

[@AH-cy4md]

I’m 58, my dr has been applying pressure to get all kinds of vaccinations. I just got a tdp vaccination, ok. But a hepatitis B vaccination, I think my risk of exposure to hepatitis B is extremely negligible, so no thanks After dr Greger’s flu vaccination presentation, I will reconsider my usual declination for the flu vaccine 🤔

[@harveywarne9030]

Who funded those studies? Drug companies......

The government in most cases. The government make more money from a healthy population, so it has the incentive to make sure a good vaccine is produced. The less you let capitalists influence the government the better the products produced by big pharma will be.

[@Westernwilson]

Did they? Did you read the studies and look at the funding sources?

[@CharlieFader]

Even if they did, there’s always some funding bias, but what’s important is study design. Did you find any specific flaws?

[@leechurchill1965]

​@I trust government studies as far as I can spit.

[@Denise-ux4xd]

Read the DESCRIPTION, AIDS, Cancer, Infertility...

[@k.c.8658]

Need to tell us absolute rather than relative benefit.

He says the absolut risk in the video, you need to watch it before you comment.

[@justinhale5693]

Well, there has been a lot of misinformation trying to suppress ivermectin with studies having poor methodologies (improper dosage, taking it without food, etc. ) and a lot of propaganda in favor of vaccines which makes me skeptical of flu vaccines which have the same funding model. Is it possible that limited vaccine administration is good but many vaccines are not advisable?

[@marknesser9602]

Big Pharma was behind all that misinformation and suppression of the other important medications like Ivermectin!

[@kati-ana]

I got 2 flu shots in my 30's and both times I got the worst and only 2 flus EVER! That's all it took for me to never get another flu shot. But hearing this now makes me reconsider. I just don't know though because those two flus I got horrendously ill. Never before those two times and not since have I been so sick. It took almost two weeks to fully recover and that was when I was young and healthy.

[@erastvandoren]

Never had any vaccine since my teen years. I'm 52 now and completely healthy. I saved hundreds from the covid vaccine, and I obviously won't get any other vaccine in my life.

[@veganchiefwarrior6444]

Yea I'll stick to my 5 weeks of mild symptoms from catching it naturally

[@zzt231gr]

So,is it "safe and effective"? Unlike the clot-shot?

[@adiohead]

Based and clot pilled.

[@elenageo9268]

"safe and effective" that dr. Greger was heavily promoting few years ago?

[@manfredschultz9619]

Mass-Marketing sure Successfully Lumped normal Vaccines with the Clot-shot huh

[@yes-today.]

Not safe or effective, if it was the pharmaceutical companies would not have liability protection 😉

[@moisesdominguez8198]

No vaccines for me.

[@wadepatton2433]

If I lived down there where people are thick like ants on a dead piece of candy, I might consider it. I've had exactly one flu and one flu vaccine in all my years (not related). I like my record, will take my chances--because I'm healthier now despite being over 50.

[@mikewazowski489]

How is this information "Nutrition Facts"?

[@yes-today.]

Good point 🤔

[@weirdunclebob]

They branch out occasionally into other health/medicinal areas. I'm glad they do as this is a site that I trust a lot more than most others. Info from non-nutritional fields is welcome as far as I'm concerned!

[@mikewazowski489]

Straight from their website: "Each new drug or surgical procedure is often heralded with great fanfare, letting you and your doctor know about the ways it is a game-changer or a life-saver. Corporate budgets drive their promotion and marketing campaigns, but what about advances in the field of nutrition? We don’t see ads on TV for broccoli for the same reason groundbreaking research on the power of foods and eating patterns to affect our health and longevity gets lost and buried in the medical literature. Put very simply: There is no profit-driven motive. Healthful eating and nutrition research may not make anyone money, but what if our lives would profit?"

[@mikewazowski489]

So Dr Greger scorns drugs to prevent cancer but he espouses drugs to prevent infectious diseases. He is a hypocrite then, or perhaps his donor foundations are involved in the vaccine industry. Either way it’s irreconcilable with his doctrine of health via nutrition and lifestyle medicine

[@xxnotmuchxx]

What about vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, selenium, etc? Not important?

[@healthwealthhappinesswitho2958]

I am huge advocate of your great work Dr Dr Greger but not on this particular topic. How can anyone trust the Data from CDC after what we've been through in the past few yrs? Its long overdue that Nutrition Facts release an updated video/press release on the "safe and effectiveness" of the covid shots taking into account current excess mortality rates, increase in disability rates etc vs the risk/reward.

[@Nicksonian]

Keep following your anti-science conspiracy theorists at your own peril.

[@healthwealthhappinesswitho2958]

@@Nicksonian I thought this was an evidence and science based channel? My request was to look at the updated peer reviewed literature including the offical released statistics pertaining to excess deaths, increase in cancers and provide a conclusion. Let me know which part of this request is anti-science!

[@nilsboyboy]

just waiting for the anti vax comments lol

[@nicolcacola]

Had my first autoimmune flair after a flu vaccine. Battling 10 years now. "Anti vax". Whatever you say.

[@terrielilley3456]

Good for you

[@lmlowe9100]

@nicolcacola and you know for certain it was the vaccine that caused the flair or just assuming?

[@Joseph1NJ]

RFK just checked out.

[@adiohead]

It's the pro vax ones that are cringe. Imagine falling for the recent ones they tried to force on us all. You have to be a special kind of stupid.

[@rn5697]

First 🥇

[@DLFfitness1]

You can’t help folks that don’t want to help themselves.

[@evelevrae1]

Ok. Doc. the covid vaccine is conspicuous by its absence in this video.

[@zoombinifleen9362]

Theres no doubt that was by design due to all the people that would immediately get triggered by any pro-vax "propaganda" that doesn't gel with the actual propaganda they already choose to believe is true. Dr Greger is taking a boooold stance even talking about vaccines in a positive light and im sure he will lose a lot of subs for it

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

Because it's a different type of vaccine for a different kind of virus

[@SALVATl0N]

Stay strong Dr Gregor. These comments are turning my stomach. Stick to the science and history will decide

[@sr-kt9ml]

No thank you I'll pass on the toxic jabs

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

Polio?

[@sr-kt9ml]

@@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep caused by environmental toxins. appearance and eradication of polio coincided with use of toxic pesticides

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

@@sr-kt9ml toxic pesticides are still widely used nowadays but polio is gone

[@bobsilver3983]

I would never get any vaccine

[@manofconstantsorrow]

Whats better, vacs or masks?

[@jonnenne]

It's a bit odd question. Not very easy to compare. But in general, masks are not very effective for most disease related uses. Even using masks during surgeries doesn't have great evidence.

[@mitkoogrozev]

Ultimately probably a vaccine. Because the vaccine gives you the ability to handle the disease, while a mask just makes it slightly harder to get it under some circumstance, but you will ultimately get it if it's something you keep exposing yourself to over and over.

[@nightrunner14]

NEITHER

[@lmlowe9100]

​@@nightrunner14 Wrong

[@Morfeusm]

IMO Masks are protecting mainly others. That’s why you should wear one if you’re sick. It protects you just a bit. Also depends what kind of mask we are talking about. Generally during flu season mask is better than no mask if you are older or with compromised immunity. Vaccines generally don’t prevent you from getting flu. They lower the risk and severity of disease. Also the most important thing is to wash your hands properly and have quality sleep that’s how you minimize the risk of getting sick. Oh and avoiding crowds in enclosed spaces. Fortunately flu isn’t that serious for most of the population.

[@adbellable]

compare it to ivermectin

[@DoctorRevers]

Are you a veterinarian?

[@medinabello19]

Ivermectin is predominantly used to treat humans

[@farfiman]

@@DoctorRevers Billions of humans have and are still using ivermectin.

[@adbellable]

@@DoctorRevers no

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

Ivermectin is for scabies

[@sabby123456789]

BOO!!!

[@joanamnt1686]

Say NO to any vaccine.

[@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep]

How do you think the world got rid of polio?

[@erastvandoren]

@@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep "The Moth in the Iron Lung" by Forrest Meardy

[@erastvandoren]

@@ScheveSneeuwSchuifSchep We didn't. We changed the diagnostic criteria.

[@noremac4807]

Read “turtles all the way down”

[@carolesheppard8698]

So disappointed in you Dr michael gregor 😢

[@lmlowe9100]

Imagine how we all feel about you! Troll on.

[@WFPB_4_Life]

He's presenting evidence-based data.

[@dandavis2981]

Correcting vaccine myths just makes people dig deeper into anti vaccine beliefs... Maybe he's proving a point?

[@JenJayBanks]

You don’t have to eat broccoli either, he’s sticking to the literature as he always does. 🥦

[@retrospiel]

just because you're scientifically illiterate does not mean the science is wrong

[@kbkesq]

⁠Click like on this comment if you took mRNA booster even after FDA vaccine advisory panel included Paul Offit MD advised AGAINST approval of them and 2 expert doctors resigned in protest?

[@manfredschultz9619]

Mass-Marketing & Hysteria sure Successfully Lumped mRN4 along with Normal Vaccines huh

[@ibika9457]

So it seems for many of us having the flu vaccine is more about potentially protecting others in our society who are at risk from the flu. It’s about caring for others

[@nicolcacola]

Caring for others is staying home when sick. We dont care what you inject in your body.

[@shellyswanner3069]

Yep. I can't believe how few people seem to care nothing about other people. Total lack of empathy in our country.

[@SlowAndSteadyWinsTheRace777]

Why don't they show the dislikes?

[@farfiman]

currently 50

[@craigolsen8057]

I am now officially unsubscribed from this propaganda machine

[@veganchiefwarrior6444]

Try not be be ignorant, I won't be getting vaccinated but it's not worth spitting the dummy

[@ibika9457]

Because it doesn’t fit your paradigm right and your not prepared to consider deeply something that challenges your beliefs ? Right?

[@jbosson82]

and you now officially subscribe to the conspiracy channels 😅

[@Nicksonian]

Fine, don’t get your vaccines, support Darwinian effects. Smart people who get vaccines survive while those who don’t, don’t. We will gradually have a smarter society.

[@sabby123456789]

👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎

[@yoginasser305]

Question is would someone incur any of these collateral benefits from the flu jab if they were whole food plant-based?

[@xDomxMagicx]

Probably yes.

[@yoginasser305]

@@xDomxMagicx The only way you know is if you....

[@xDomxMagicx]

@@yoginasser305 put it to the test ;) however, the studies he presented were very clear, where they looked at people regardless of health and status and it showed even greater benefits. Especially because your immune system now knows the virus that might infect the body. No amount of plant based diet can simulate a virus in your body. So get your flu shot!

[@5t4n5]

I've never had any illness as a whole food vegan, so i don't see how having a vaccine is going to benefit me. It's like most of these stats, you have to apply them to the people who were actually sampled in the study. I've yet to see any studies for whole food vegans with regards to vaccines.

[@xDomxMagicx]

@@5t4n5 so you believe you cannot have any bad outcomes from illnesses, because you did not have an illness since you have been wfpb, do I assume correctly?

[@billsemenoff]

How can i know the shot is vegan-freindly?

[@bchristine58]

It's NOT. Egg products and chicken embryo cells are a few of the toxic ingredients in vaccines.

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

Hi, @billsemenoff! Most vaccines are not, strictly speaking, vegan-friendly. In most cases, it is not possible to make the vaccines without human- or animal-derived ingredients, as explained here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-human-and-animal-products-in-vaccines/guide-to-the-use-of-human-and-animal-products-in-vaccines I hope that helps! -Christine Kestner, MS, CNS®, LDN, MPH, CHES®, NutritionFacts.org Health Support Volunteer

[@The_slimshady_kkkid_]

Just got my 3rd flu vaccine for this year and my 9th booster shot 💪 time to eat some leafs from my backyard and down some grass juice so thankful for your videos 👃🙏🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇱🏳️‍🌈

[@veganchiefwarrior6444]

Wow so strong 😂

[@Mr.N0.0ne]

I got my 6th booster on Friday. I've only had covid 4 times so I know they are working. And these heart pains I get now when I exercise are just from climate change.

[@aleghirox2363]

@@Mr.N0.0ne Bro, you forgot to say that you are 100% sure you'd be dead without the 6 boosters