Flu vaccine linked to higher infections: Study
- A study by the Cleveland Clinic showed that vaccinated individuals had a 27 percent higher risk of influenza infection compared to those unvaccinated during the 2024-2025 flu season.
- Dr. Nabin Shrestha led the research involving over 53,000 employees, finding that vaccination may not only lack effectiveness but could increase infection risk.
- The cumulative incidence of influenza was found to be higher in vaccinated employees, challenging public health messaging about vaccine effectiveness.
- The researchers stated that this study found that influenza vaccination of working-aged adults was associated with a higher risk of influenza during the 2024-2025 respiratory viral season.
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If you want the flu, get the flu shot: New study claims flu vaccines make people LESS safe
The Cleveland Clinic has just dropped a serious bombshell that will come as no surprise to those who have been questioning the approved narrative the past five years. This season’s flu shot may not only be useless in preventing the flu, but it might actually increase your risk of getting the flu...
A Cleveland Clinic study found that a group of vaccinated healthcare workers were at higher risk for getting the flu than their unvaccinated colleagues. Vaccine skeptics said this supported their stance, but left out important context.
A Cleveland Clinic study showed a higher risk for the flu among vaccinated participants. It didn’t measure how the vaccine reduced risk for severe illness.

Flu vaccine linked to higher infections, says early research
The flu vaccine is recommended annually for all Americans 6 months and older, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — but a new study from Cleveland Clinic suggests that it might not have the protective effects people expect. The preprint study, which was published on MedRxiv.org this week, looked at infection data for the 2024-2025 flu season. Researchers found that among 53,402 Cleveland Clinic employees in northern Ohio, getting …
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