Bibliography and Resource Links

Additional Resources

• NVIC Influenza Mini Guide
• Why Influenza Vaccine Mandates are Ineffective & Unwise Public Policy 
• Influenza Deaths: The Hype vs. The Evidence, click here for more NVIC statements and commentaries.
• Video Profile of a Nurse Left Quadriplegic by Influenza Vaccine
• 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Information 

Medical Literature

• Wolff GG. Influenza vaccination and respiratory virus interference among Department of Defense personnel during the 2017-2018 influenza season.Vaccine. 2020;38(2):350-354.
• Ramsay LC, Buchan SA, Stirling RG, et al. The impact of repeated vaccination on influenza vaccine effectiveness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med. 2019;17(1):9.
• Edmond MB Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Healthcare Workers: Not Worthwhile. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Apr 17;6(4): ofy214.
• Yan J, Grantham M, Pantelic J, et al. Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018;115(5):1081-1086.
• Biondi A , Aligne  A.C, Flu Vaccine for All: A Critical Look at the Evidence. Medscape Pediatrics, Dec. 21, 2015.
• Osterholm M, Kelley N, Sommer A, Belongia E Efficacy and Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Early Online Publication, 26 October 2011, doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70295-X.
• Enstone J. 2010. Influenza transmission and related infection control issues. Introduction to Pandemic Influenza (pp. 57-72). CABI.
• Demicheli V, Jefferson T, Ferroni E, Rivetti A, Di Pietrantonj C Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Feb. 1, 2018
• Freed GL, Clark SJ. 2010. Parental Vaccine Safety Concerns in 2009. Pediatrics.
• Jefferson T., Debalini MG et al. Relation of study quality, concordance, take home message, funding, and impact in studies of influenza vaccines; systematic review. British Medical Journal. 2009: 338: b354
• Aledort TE, Lurie N et al. Non-pharmaceutical public health interventions for pandemic influenza: an evaluation of the evidence base. BMC Public Health 2007: 7(208).
• Jefferson T. Influenza vaccination: policy versus evidence. British Medical Journal. 2006;333:912
• King WD, Woolhandler SJ et al. BRIEF REPORT: Influenza Vaccination and Health Care Workers in the United States  J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Feb; 21(2): 181–184.
• Simonsen L., Clarke MJ et al. Pandemic versus Epidemic Influenza Mortality: A Pattern of Changing Age Distribution. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1998 Jul; 178(1); 53-60

Media Articles

• CBN - Just How Effective is the Flu Vaccine? — Nov 10, 2008 (Video/Article) 
• ABC-TV News - N.J. Mandatory Flu Shots for Preschoolers Cause Outrage — Oct 16, 2008 (Article)
• CNBC's "Closing Bell" (2005) - Pandemic Flu Vaccine Liability Protection: 

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.

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