NVIC's Influenza Video Commentaries, Articles & Statements

Updated July 08, 2023

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1964 Civil Rights Act Protects Some Healthcare Workers with Religious Objections to Employer Flu Shot Mandates – Aug. 22, 2019
ACIP: 2018-2019 Flu Vaccine 44 Percent Effective – Apr. 7, 2019

Getting A Flu Shot No Guarantee It Will Work – Feb. 21, 2017.
FDA Fast-Tracks Licensure of MF59 Adjuvanted Influenza Vaccine – Sept. 16, 2016
CDC Admits Flu Shots Fail Half the Time – Apr. 26, 2016.
Another Epic Fail for Influenza Vaccine – Jan. 7, 2015.
Vaccination During Pregnancy: Is it Safe? – Nov. 9, 2013
Women, Vaccines & Bodily Integrity – Jan. 24, 2013.
Influenza Deaths: The Hype vs. The Evidence - Oct 3, 2012.
Labor Unions Oppose Mandatory Flu Shots as AMA Cherry-Picks Ethics to Endorse Vaccine Mandates – Aug. 22, 2012.
NVIC Public Comment to NVAC on Committee Transparency, Vaccine Mandates for Health Care Workers and Vaccine Injury Sustained by Pregnant Women - June 5-6, 2012.
NVIC Opposes FDA Fast-Tracking of Flu Vaccine Licensing – Mar. 20, 2012.
NVIC Public Comment to FDA Advisory Committee on Improvements Needed in Vaccine Licensure – Feb. 29, 2012.
NVAC Says: Mandate Flu Shots for Health Care Workers – Feb. 20, 2012.
Public Comment - NVAC Adoption of Required Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination Recommendations – Feb. 27, 2012.
NVAC Public Comment - Draft Recommendations of the Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination Subgroup on Influenza Vaccine – Jan. 16, 2012.
NVIC Calls Out AAP for Censorship & Intimidation – Nov. 15, 2011.
Forcing Flu Vaccine on Health Care Workers: Who Is Next? – Sept. 29, 2010.
National Vaccine Information Center Calls for Expanded Monitoring of H1N1 Vaccine – Apr. 4, 2010.
NVIC Requests Additional Safety & Monitoring of the Influenza Vaccine by the National Vaccine Advisory Committee – Aug. 30, 2010.
Mild Swine Flu & Overhyped Vaccine – Sept. 29, 2009.
Gardasil & Swine Flu Vaccines: Inconvenient Truths – Aug. 24, 2009.
Swine Flu Vaccine Should Not Be Given to Children in Schools – July 22,2009.
Public Comment by NVIC President Barbara Loe Fisher on use of squalene adjuvants for pandemic flu vaccines at July 23, 2009 FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting.
Public Comment by NVIC President Barbara Loe Fisher on use of insect cells for flu vaccine production at Nov. 19, 2009 FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting.
Swine Flu Vaccine: Will We Have a Choice? – June 22, 2009.
Politics, Profits & Pandemic Fear Mongering – May 1, 2009.
Influenza Vaccine Studies: Under the Influence of Pharma – Feb. 12, 2009
Studies Fail to Demonstrate Safety or Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in Children and Adults – Oct. 31, 2006.
Flu Vaccine: Missing the Mark - Spring 2004.

Press Releases

National Vaccine Information Center Calls Out AAP for Using Public Intimidation to Censor NVIC Flu Prevention Video Offered to Delta Travelers - Nov 15, 2011.
NVIC Calls for Expanded Monitoring of Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine Reactions. – April 28, 2010
Studies Fail to Demonstrate Safety or Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in Children Or Adults – Oct. 31, 2006.
Government and Industry Should Release Flu Vaccine Data – Dec. 10, 2003.
Vaccine Not Protective, NVIC Press Release December 10, 2003. – Dec. 10, 2003.

The Vaccine Reaction

Parpia R. Pharma Developing Bird Flu Vaccine for Humans As Animals Get Sick. Mar. 28, 2023.
Parpia R. U.S. May Vaccinate Poultry in Response to Bird Flu Outbreak. Mar. 14, 2023.
Cáceres M. Getting a Flu Shot and COVID Bivalent Booster Together. Sept. 25, 2022.
Cáceres M. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Estimated at 16 Percent. Mar 27, 2022.
Parpia R. Moderna, Novavax Developing Combined Single-Dose COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine. Sept. 27, 2021.
Parpia R. Flu Shot Deaths in South Korea Said to Be “Coincidental”. Nov. 9, 2020.
Parpia R. ACIP Updates Influenza Vaccine Guidelines for Seniors Sept. 7, 2020.
Parpia R. Massachusetts Public Health Officials Require Annual Flu Shots for Child Care and All Grades Through College Aug. 31, 2020.
Mercola J. Flu Vaccination Associated With Increased Viral Shedding Aug. 25, 2020.
Cáceres B. Stanford Study Suggests COVID-19 Mortality Rate Similar to Flu. Apr. 19, 2020.
Parpia R. Open-Air Treatment During the “Spanish Flu” Pandemic. Apr. 12, 2020.
Mercola J. Flu Vaccines Failing Seniors. Apr. 3, 2020.
Cáceres M. Mortality Rate for COVID-19 May Be Closer to Influenza Mar. 18, 2020.
Parpia R. Massachusetts Health Care Workers Refusing Free Flu Shots. Jan. 23, 2020.
TVR Staff. Tamiflu on Track to Be an Over-The-Counter Drug. Jan. 9, 2020.
Cáceres M. Fluzone Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine Approved by FDA for Elderly Nov. 8, 2019.
TVR Staff. Flu Shots May Be Even Less Effective This Year. Oct. 16, 2019.
Raines K. Quest for Universal Flu Vaccine Boosted by $200M NIH Grant to University of Maryland. Oct. 9, 2019.
Mercola J. Flu Shot Fails to Protect Seniors and May Increase Miscarriages. Oct. 9, 2019.
Cáceres M. Ice Cream for Flu Shots That Don’t Work. Oct. 3, 2019.
TVR Staff. Executive Order Creates Influenza Vaccine Task Force to Promote “National Security and Public Health” Sept. 25, 2019.
TVR Staff. Brain Injured Girl in Virginia Diagnosed With ADEM After Flu Shot Jul. 31, 2019.
Cáceres M. What’s So Effective About a Flu Vaccine That’s Less Than 10 Percent “Effective”? Jul. 3, 2019.
TVR Staff. North Carolina Pharmacists Now Can Give Flu Shots to Younger Children Jun. 27, 2019.
Raines K. Equine Flu Shuts Down British Racing World. Mar. 14, 2019.
Cáceres M. Golden Globes’ Bizarre Flu Shot Shtick Backfires Jan 9, 2019.
Brogan K. Could the Flu Shot Make You Depressed? Dec. 27, 2018.
Parpia R. Children Given Flu Shots in School Classrooms Dec. 5, 2018.
TVR Staff. Nevada Man Diagnosed With Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Getting Flu Shot. Dec. 5, 2018.
TVR Staff. Vote & Vax Pushes Flu Shots at Election Day Polling Stations. Nov. 7, 2018.
Cáceres M. About Those 80,000 Deaths from Influenza… Oct. 24, 2018.
TVR Staff. Rice Study Predicts 19 Percent Efficacy for 2018-2019 Influenza Vaccine. Oct. 18, 2018.
Cáceres M. FluMist “Reformulated” But Still Mostly the Same Old Vaccine. Oct. 11, 2018.
Parpia R. FluMist Vaccine Approved by CDC Without Proof It Works – Sept. 21, 2018.
Mercola J. New York to Require Flu Shots for Preschoolers, California Moves to Eliminate Vaccine Exemptions for the Poor. Jul. 31, 2018.
Parpia R. CDC Predicted “Second Wave” of Influenza This Year. Apr. 30, 2018.
TVR Staff. Six-Year-Old Had Gotten a Flu Shot But Reportedly Died of Influenza. Apr. 30, 2018.
TVR Staff. Synthetic Flu Vaccine Created As a Pill. Mar. 24, 2018.
Mercola J. The Big Bad Flu Data. Mar. 16, 2018.
La Vigne P. Tamiflu Again Linked to Extreme Adverse Reactions. Feb. 27, 2018.
TVR Staff. CDC Advisory Committee Flip Flops on FluMist. Feb. 27, 2018.
Cáceres M. Why is Everyone Getting So Sick With the “Flu” This Time? Feb. 6, 2018.
TVR Staff. CDC Calls for Antiviral Drug Use to Combat Flu. Jan. 23, 2018.
Cáceres M. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness a ‘Dismal 10 Percent’ Jan. 2, 2018.
Mercola J. Influenza Vaccine Update 2017. Nov. 30, 2017.
TVR Staff. FDA Approves Four-Strain Flu Vaccine for Children. Nov. 30, 2017.
Parpia R. Armyworms Used to Make Flublok Influenza Vaccine. Oct. 1, 2017.
Parpia R. Safety Implications of Microneedle Patches for Influenza Vaccine. Aug. 20, 2017.
Peckel L. Repeat Influenza Vaccination Yields Reduced Antibody Response. Jun. 7, 2017.
Fisher BL. Getting A Flu Shot: No Guarantee It Will Work. Mar. 22, 2017.
Cáceres M. Did Payton Pierson Die of Influenza? Mar. 14, 2017.
Cáceres M. Media Bias When Reporting Influenza-Related Deaths. Mar. 9, 2017.
Brogan K. Following Your Inner Compass: Rejecting Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy. Feb. 22, 2017.
TVR Staff. Flu Vaccine Mandates for Hospital Workers Based on Flawed Research. Feb. 9, 2017.
Raines K. Childhood Flu Could Predict Future Vulnerability. Jan. 17, 2017.
TVR Staff. Study: Flu Vaccine Does Not Reduce School Absenteeism. Dec. 7, 2016.
How Much Do You Really Know About the Flu Vaccine? Dec. 2, 2016.
Fisher BL. Inflating Influenza Mortality to Sell Flu Vaccine. Dec. 2, 2016.
Parpia R. Piper Lowery Died From the Flu? Nov. 17, 2016.
Fisher BL. CDC Admits Flu Shots Fail Half the Time. Oct. 19, 2016.
Mercola J. Statins May Weaken the Effect of the Flu Vaccine. Dec. 31, 2015.
Mercola J. More People Opting Out of Flu Vaccine in the United Kingdom. Dec. 25, 2015.
Mercola J. Flu Shots Urged for Pregnant Women Despite Unknown Effects. Dec. 20, 2015.
Raines K. Flu Shots Rarely Work for People Over Age 65. Dec. 18, 2015.
Attkisson S. NIH Research: Flu Shots Not Effective in Elderly. Nov. 13, 2015.
Parpia R. Lowering Our Susceptibility During “Flu Season”. Nov. 7, 2015.
Parpia R. Healing During Flu and Cold Season With Nature’s Powerful Ingredients. Oct. 15, 2015.
NVIC Questions FDA Fast Tracking of Squalene Adjuvanted Flu Vaccine. Sept. 16, 2015.
Fisher BL. Public Comment: Opposition to Fast Track Licensure of MF59 Adjuvanted Fluad. Sept. 16, 2015.
TVR Staff. Scientist Questions Value of Influenza Vaccinations. Aug. 31, 2015.
TVR Staff. Sanofi Pasteur Will Deliver 65 Million Doses of Flu Vaccine to U.S. Aug. 23, 2015.
Cáceres M. Doctors Give Flu Shots to Pregnant Women Despite Evidence of Harm to Fetus. Jun. 30, 2015.
Attkisson S. Hundreds in UK Claim Swine Flu Vaccine Injury. May 19, 2015.

IMPORTANT NOTE: NVIC encourages you to become fully informed about Influenza and the Influenza vaccine by reading all sections in the Table of Contents, which contain many links and resources such as the manufacturer product information inserts, and to speak with one or more trusted health care professionals before making a vaccination decision for yourself or your child. This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.