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that "In addition, it is unlawful under the FTC
Act … to advertise that a product can pre-
vent, treat, or cure human disease unless you
possess competent and reliable scientific evi-
dence, including, when appropriate, well-
controlled human clinical studies, substantiat-
ing that the claims are true at the time they
are made," regulators warned in the letter . .
. "More generally, to make or exaggerate such
claims, whether directly or indirectly, through
the use of a product name, website name,
metatags, consumer testimonials, or other
means, without rigorous scientific evidence
sufficient to substantiate the claims, violates
the FTC Act."
More recently, additional warning letters
were sent out. U.S. regulators declared sever-
al products were being unlawfully marketed
during the flu season. "The marketing and
sale of unapproved or uncleared Flu Virus-
related products is a potentially significant
threat to the public health," FDA and FTC
officials stated in a warning letter to . . .
"Therefore, FDA is taking urgent measures to
protect consumers from products that, with-
out approval or clearance by FDA, claim to
diagnose, mitigate, prevent, treat or cure Flu
Virus in people."
Now this is fine. Without such oversight,
there would be no end to unfounded and
misleading claims for products, from cancer
cures to baldness remedies. We certainly do
not want to be exposed to cures that have
not been proven to work.
Please forgive me, however, when I chuck-
le over this report on the efficacy of the offi-
cial, approved drug, this season’s flu vaccine.
According to a U.S. government analysis of
this season's flu vaccine, it seems it was effec-
tive in only 56 percent of people who got
the shot, and it largely failed to protect the
elderly against an especially deadly strain cir-
culating during flu season.
"We simply need a better vaccine against
influenza, one that works better and lasts
longer," CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden
said.
In discussing the details, they went on to
say “the protective benefits of the vaccine
against influenza B were consistent across
age groups. That was not the case with the
influenza A (H3N2) component of the vac-
cine, which protected 46 percent to 58 per-
cent of people aged 6 months to 64 years,
but only 9 percent of those 65 and older, a
finding that was statistically insignificant.”
The findings suggest that a large group of
elderly people, who are consistently the most
vulnerable to influenza, were unprotected
during this year's flu season.
“What is clear, Bresee said, is the need for
the elderly who get sick with flu symptoms to
seek treatment with antiviral medications,
such as Roche Holding Ag's Tamiflu, which
can reduce the severity of their illness.”
CDC noted that vaccine effectiveness has
been known to vary based on a number of
factors including virus type, age, the particu-
lar flu season and variations in an individual's
immunity.
"Although it's far from perfect, flu vaccina-
tion is by far the best tool we have to protect
from flu," Frieden said.
So we have the FDA approved flu vaccine,
which, it seems, hardly helps the elderly, and
only helps others about half the time. And
we have other “remedies,” vitamins, herbs,
etc that we cannot make claims for because
they have not been proven to work.
Interesting.
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The findings suggest that a large group of
elderly people, who are consistently the
most vulnerable to influenza, were unpro-
tected during this year's flu season.
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