Nasal Flu Shot Case Study

To get the flu vaccine or not to get the flu vaccine? This is a huge controversial question millions of Americans today ask themselves every year. There are many myths that come along with the topic of the flu vaccine that lead to people questioning the effectiveness of the medication. Safety for our families and loved ones is what we aim to achieve, but what are the pros and cons of this vaccine? What are the consequences and what are myths, but most importantly: what are the reasons we should get it in the first place? In this paper you will learn the many reasons for the flu vaccination and how it affects different populations beginning with children all the way to the elderly population. First of all, what is the flu

Medical facilities should not mandate flu vaccines without studies to prove decreases in transmission of the influenza virus. Facilities should continue to promote safe practices to prevent infections of all contagious illnesses.

Death by diseases that can be prevented with the use of childhood vaccinations is becoming more prominent in our society today. With infant and toddler vaccinations being around for centuries this should not be so prominent in today’s society. Childhood vaccinations should be a necessity for all children because they not only protect the child that receives the vaccination but also the children that can’t receive the vaccination for heath and age restrictions. Throughout my research I have found these five articles to be the most helpful to prove my argument in my research paper, “Vaccination greatly reduces disease, disability, death and inequity worldwide”, “Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children?”, “Immunization in the United States: Recommendations, Barriers, and Measures to Improve Compliance”, “Vaccination: The Best Return on Investment”, and “Vaccinations and childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of observational studies”. With two of the sources being popular articles and three of them being scholarly academic journals the credibility of each source differs. The article titled “Immunization in the United States: Recommendations, Barriers, and Measures to Improve Compliance” is proven to be more credible because it’s use of evidence and logos.

Yes, the author acknowledges her counterpoints then quickly rebuttals them. She talks about how people do not get the flu shot because you can still get the flu. She says, “would you rather have your child get the flu shot or not get the flu shot and wonder what if.”

Adams says that the vaccine “is absolutely worthless” (445), but doesn’t give supporting evidence for that statement. Allen is even-handed in his approach, citing studies that show the drug seems to be effective, although he expresses doubt about the rush to put it into use. Adams says that it is an “illusion” (447) that the drug is safe, though he doesn’t give examples of it having harmed anyone. Allen only states that there is “no guarantee it won’t provoke a rare side effect” (450). Adams said this mandate was the result of drug companies bribing and influencing the DEA, politicians, and the medical school (447). Allen simply states that the government and parents need to be won over by the drug companies before the mandate is put into effect (450).

It’s late in the evening and a young boy hears his mother and father arguing. “Yes, he needs it”. “No, I don’t want him to have it”. What he doesn’t know is that his parents received a letter from his school stating that there has been a recent outbreak of influenza, or the flu. The boys parents are debating about whether or not they should get the flu shot for their young son, in an effort to prevent the flu. In the end, the mother wins the argument and the parents decide that their son should get the shot. A $30 dollar investment could ease the severity of the flu, and strengthen their son’s immune system as well. Debating whether or not to vaccinate children is a common topic between parents in the US. Vaccines are safe and effective,

Today I got to experience giving middle school and high school students’ flu shots at Lanier County Middle/High School. I was expecting the students to be nervous and show signs of intimidation at the sight of the needle. Before going to the school, I helped the nurse gather the equipment we were going to use, which included, the influenza immunizations, Band-Aids, alcohol prep wipes, and gloves. We also brought colorful pencils and stickers for the students after receiving their flu shot. The nurse also made sure to bring the emergency kit, which consisted of epinephrine, just in case anyone had an allergic reaction.

I first heard about this recent JAMA study on the radio, I thought this is another case where conventional wisdom may be wrong. In my observation, many times with research we find that actions once thought to be appropriate are shown to be harmful. I am interested specifically in the appropriateness of flu shots for several reasons. I have a longstanding interest in public health and vaccination programs of all sorts. In addition part of my work as a Data Analyst requires me to look at data and technical papers in a critical fashion to look for the structure of the study and patterns and/or anomalies that may not be noticeable upon first glance. On a personal level my granddaughter; my wife and myself are approaching the age where we will be in the group recommended for flu shots. As our population grows and the median age gets older, questions regarding where and how we spend our health care dollars will become increasingly important.

RESULTS: Potential reasons for rejection of flu vaccine was the swine flu pandemic of 2009-2010 where 200 adults and children were diagnosed with narcolepsy after flu vaccination. The media played a big role in anti-vaccine persuasion. As a result, pharmaceutical industry must ensure the most utter importance in creating a tested and uncontaminated vaccine for public use.

The flu is an illness that normally occurs in fall or winter season. Our approach to this project is to purchase all of our supplies and equipment in a timely manner. In order to meet our deliverables, we have chosen a few vendors throughout Colorado that have a great reputation of providing excellent service to many of their customer. The most important vendor to the Flu Shot Administration project is the purchasing of medical supplies and equipment. We plan to purchase majority of our medical supplies from McKesson Corporation. We thought it would be best to contract with McKesson Corporation because they are located in Colorado. Their close proximity helps to lower transportation risks. They are well known throughout the health care industry

In this same sentence, it informs readers that by taking the vaccine it lowers the probability of a heart attack by 45 percent. That tells me nothing because it proves nothing. How exactly does getting the flu shot lower your chances of getting a heart attack? If there was actual data to look at, it would be much more believable. Later on in the article it mentions another study, “…research compared 275 hospitalized heart attack patients with 284 people who were treated in a hospital outpatient department from 2008 to 2010.” Again, there is no specificity as far as how these patients were selected for the study, making the article difficult to accept. Overall, I wouldn’t believe the statistics used in this article, nor the conclusions that the author made. It definitely sounds as though they are on the right track, but they really need more evidence supporting the idea that the flu vaccine can treat other conditions. I really think it would beneficial for the article to include numerical data, and at least some sort of statistical test was conducted. Throughout the whole article the researchers go on and on about how great this flu vaccine is but they have no credible evidence that it is effective on people with heart conditions.

In the elderly (P), does the flu vaccine (I) compared to no vaccine (C) reduce the incidence of the flu (O) during flu season(T)?

It has been proven through the measures of the Randomized Control Trial study and the Observational study that vaccinations serve as an effective way of preventing viruses. For example, when a RCT is performed, volunteers can be placed in two groups. One group receives the actual vaccine, and the other receives a placebo. Within this study, vaccine efficacy is also measured by comparing the frequency of the illness in the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups. When the Observational study is performed, it’s important to remember that it’s totally upon the individual to whether or not they prefer to be

Adams lacks concrete data in supporting his facts and statements within his article, he doesn’t cite any professional studies to give concession to his stance, and he is basically basing all his information on assumptions. Adams provides no pros in his writing in regard to the vaccine, just negatives and what other major problems the ruling would bring about in the future. The reader would be lead to believe his article was an argumentative one.

The researchers wanted to test if the shot or nasal spray were more effective against the flu. The null hypothesis would be that both types of vaccine would have the same effect. The alternative hypothesis would be that one was more effective than the other making this a two-tailed test. In this case the P value was less than alpha so you would reject the null hypothesis. The results were statistically significant because the numbers were less than P, however the example doesn’t tell me what test was used. Often researchers do not choose the most appropate method or test and this can influence the numbers. As for the alternative hypothesis, more information, or more tests would be needed to prove or disprove the alternative hypothesis. As the P value gets lower, closer to 0, researchers are more inclined to reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative and in this case a .008 is a long way from 100% however the are limitations and factors to consider besides just the p value (Tanner, 2016).