Ignorant ANTI-VAXXERS falsely claim that Strep A is caused by flu vaccine

Ignorant antivaxxers like Bev Turner are falsely claiming that Strep A (Streptococcus Group A) cases are linked to the flu mist vaccine. Their evidence for this is a paper entitled Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine Enhances Colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in Mice. Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog go back to the science and show that not only does the paper not provide any evidence of a link but that it actually provides evidence that supports vaccination – an own goal for antivaxxers.

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Links to data:
Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine Enhances Colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in Mice
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01040-13

Group A streptococcal infections: report on seasonal activity in England, 2022 to 2023
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/group-a-streptococcal-infections-activity-during-the-2022-to-2023-season/group-a-streptococcal-infections-report-on-seasonal-activity-in-england-2022-to-2023