The herd effect of vaccines that only doctors who charge from their manufacturers see

2023-11-17 13:52:13

2023 is being a very intense year in the world of vaccination. Over the last few months, new products have been authorized against the respiratory syncytial virus (VRS), the denguehe Covid-19 o to malaria.

I am not going to enter the “vaccines yes, vaccines no” debate now. There are so many nuances… that’s why I wrote the book Vaccines, the right ones. But I am going to tell you that one of the laboratories’ preferred lobbies is very active in its commercial campaign.

The Spanish calendar has incorporated vaccines in 2023 such as that of meningococcus Bhe human papilloma virus (HPV) in men or gripe In children. The lobby I am referring to is the Spanish Association of Vaccinology (AEV), whose chairman is Jaime Pérez.

Recently, this entity held a symposium whose final objective was to ensure that vaccines have “a greater arrival.” For it, Pérez allows the pharmaceutical industry present to your attendees the latest news related to the vaccination against flu, Covid-19, dengue, and respiratory viruses in adults, among others.

Of course, Jaime Pérez collects money from the principals vaccine manufacturing laboratories. For example, he recently declared that he had been speaker at a GSK-funded scientific meeting (GlaxoSmithKline). And also has collaborated with Hipra, MSD, Novavax, Pfizer and Sequirus as a speaker in training activities. They are just two examples.

The president of the AEV affirms that the vaccines cut disease transmission for which the vaccine is used. Although it refers to certain vaccines, their prospectuses should be carefully analyzed. Because the one for chickenpox, brand Varivaxsays exactly the opposite:

people who have been vaccinated with VARIVAX “They should try to avoid close contact, up to 6 weeks after vaccination.”

Varivax Package Leaflet.

And they warn this especially because if the vaccinated person lives with a unprotected pregnantcan infect it and cause malformations in the fetus.

Photo by RF._.studio.

In no leaflet does ANY manufacturer report the herd effect, the protection of the community thanks to those who get vaccinated. None of them report that their vaccine prevents infection. None reports the total effectiveness of the vaccinated.

Therefore, health authorities and “pediatric salespeople” who report on supposed benefits that manufacturers do not declare (being the first interested in disseminating them) are doing misleading advertising.

In this case, the vaccine leaflets are very important because of what they DO NOT say and those who advertise them invent. But, we insist, they receive money from vaccine producers.

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