I have a lot of pregnant women in my practice. In fact, I’d say it’s one of my specialties…I really enjoy helping couples have a safe and pleasurable pregnancy! (Yes, I just wrote pleasurable!) One question I get asked commonly, is should pregnant women get the Flu Shot? Seems all the MD’s are pushing it; The CDC recommends it; The pharmaceutical industry highly promotes it. My answer: NO!!
Let’s make something crystal clear; The Flu shot has never been proven to reduce the incidence of the flu. It DOESN’T WORK!! It doesn’t work for babies, adults, seniors or pregnant women. Study after study has shown it’s ineffectiveness. Books have been written on how it fails to decrease the number or severity of influenza. So why do the MD’s and the CDC and the AMA and all the other medical organizations push it so aggressively? My guess…it’s the way they were taught. They believe they should be giving some pill or potion for every illness; it makes them feel useful. Oh…and it is incredibly profitable. Let’s not forget that reason!
Let’s also remember that the flu vaccine (like all vaccines) contains all sorts of harmful chemicals that WILL move past the placenta and into the baby’s blood supply. Flu shots contain mercury, formaldehyde, ethylene glycol, antibiotics, egg particles, embryonic particles (human or animal), aluminum and a host of other dangerous chemicals. They might not kill you, but I sure don’t recommend giving those chemicals to a baby…or an adult. Especially if it’s proven to NOT PROTECT YOU from the Flu!
The last word? Say NO to the flu shot, especially if you are pregnant. I’ll trust in GOD and let my God-given immune system do the work. Who ever decided that the Flu was so dangerous anyway…ah yes, the drug companies are making that claim as well!