> Can you point me to a study stating that the flu vaccine is 100% safe and effective?
No, because that's a totally different claim.
The flu shot can't give you the flu.
The flu shot can have side effects, and no one with any knowledge claims it's 100% effective.
> edit: really? calling my GP an anti vaccine crank? fuck you.
I'm saying "my GP says so" isn't sufficient to contest the wealth of scientific evidence we have on the safety and efficacy of the flu shot.
edit: You've since edited it to say he recommended due to complications, which is fine, but doesn't sound like the same claim you made originally. There are absolutely people who can't take the shot for various reasons (egg allergies, for example!) and depend on herd immunity as a result. I simply contested the claim that you can get flu from the shot, as every bit of scientific data we have disputes that particular claim.
No, because that's a totally different claim.
The flu shot can't give you the flu.
The flu shot can have side effects, and no one with any knowledge claims it's 100% effective.
> edit: really? calling my GP an anti vaccine crank? fuck you.
I'm saying "my GP says so" isn't sufficient to contest the wealth of scientific evidence we have on the safety and efficacy of the flu shot.
edit: You've since edited it to say he recommended due to complications, which is fine, but doesn't sound like the same claim you made originally. There are absolutely people who can't take the shot for various reasons (egg allergies, for example!) and depend on herd immunity as a result. I simply contested the claim that you can get flu from the shot, as every bit of scientific data we have disputes that particular claim.