CDC: Influenza vaccinations not expected to work well this year (but vitamin D should)

CDC: Dominance of H3N2 viruses may portend more deaths this flu season LA Times Dec 4, 2014

• “this year’s flu vaccines are a good match for only 48% of these H3N2 strains.”

• As of Oct 1 82% were of the H3N2 variety

• “Flu watchers first detected these strains in the U.S. in March. “

  • By then, “it was already too late to include them in this season’s vaccine,”

CDC issues flu vaccine apology: this year's vaccine doesn't work! Dec 5, 2014

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• Insert admits "no controlled trials"

• No evidence of safety or effectiveness in pregnant women

• Never proven safe or effective in children, either

See also VitaminDWiki

• Overview Influenza and vitamin D

• Influenzas – both seasonal and pandemic – increase in the winter (low vitamin D) – Dec 2010

• Influenza A: 5X reduction in first month (only) with 2,000 IU of vitamin D– RCT July 2014

• Vitamin D can inhibit enveloped virus (e.g. Corona, Herpes, Bird Flu, Epstein, Hepatitis, RSV, etc.) – March 2011 H3N2 virus is enveloped

• Search VitaminDWiki for (vaccine OR vaccination) 422 items as of Dec 2014

• Vitamin D can probably augment or replace many vaccines – March 2015

• 10X reactions to flu vaccine when vitamin D deficient

• Reduce probability of getting the Flu

• Major interactions between Vitamin D, Vitamin A, and Influenza – Sept 2013

  • Far fewer reported cold and influenza symptoms vs season : no reports if 2,000 IU in winter?