Trading the flu for something worse?
They’re at it again.
For more than a week now, my Facebook feed has been inundated with “news” channels from around the country posting wild-eyed reports about the flu, spiking cases, and “scary” new variants.
They all want you to get the shot.
They’re not just advertising it; they’re selling it to you as if their livelihoods depend on it. (Hint: they do.)
But should you get it? Before you roll up your sleeve, here is something these fear-mongers and paid propagandists will never tell you.
The Cleveland Clinic data: 33-percent higher flu risk
A study published by the Cleveland Clinic — hardly a “fringe” institution — looked at over 53,000 working-age adults during the 2024–2025 season. The data showed that not only did the vaccine fail to offer the promised protective benefits, but vaccinated individuals actually saw a significantly higher risk of infection during peak influenza activity.
The study showed a Hazard Ratio of 1.33 during peak season. In plain English? Those who took the shot had a 33-percent higher risk of getting sick compared to those who didn’t. In fact, when the researchers ran the final math for the entire season, they found a calculated vaccine effectiveness of –26.9 percent.
Think about that for a second. A “zero” would mean the shot did nothing. But negative 26.9 percent means you were statistically worse off for having taken it.
(Which sounds amazingly similar to another very popular shot for a certain other highly publicized virus that’s been shoved down our throats for the past several years — but I digress.)
By rolling up your sleeve, you weren’t just wasting your time; you were paying Big Pharma for the privilege of being more likely to get sick.
Note: The Establishment will tell you this study has not been “peer-reviewed” yet, which is their favorite way of saying “ignore this data until we find a way to spin it.” But the numbers — collected from over 53,000 of their own employees — don’t lie.
The hidden cost: 4.4x increase in non-flu infections
And it’s not just the flu. A 2012 study in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that children who received the flu shot were actually 4.4 times more likely to catch other non-flu respiratory infections.
Why? Because when you mess with the body’s natural immune response, you might be trading one virus for a host of others.
Pharma companies call it “science”; but it’s really a giant scam.
From theory to the ER: a personal price
I just saw this play out firsthand in my own family.
My dad followed “the rules.” He got the flu shot. Days later, he got the flu. Then he passed it to Mom. Days after that, he was calling 911 to have Mom taken to the hospital by ambulance for flu.
“Safe and effective,” right? That’s the script they try to sell you.
No wonder “cases are spiking.” The sheep, terrified by the “news,” are running out in droves to get their flu shots, then bringing the sickness home to infect their loved ones.
It’s a perfect cycle: Big Pharma gets rich, and the hospitals stay full.
And our own ignorance — often willful — allows it to happen.
The bottom line
And let’s be honest — that’s what this is all about, isn’t it? The financial bottom line.
This is not medical advice I am giving you. If you want to run out and inject your body with every damn thing the government and the corrupted medical community tell you to, that’s your business.
You do you, Boo.
But the evidence against our current vaccination guidelines is piling up — not just here in the U.S., but globally. It’s all part of the same rigged system I discussed in my post on how Big Food and Big Pharma work in a symbiotic loop to keep you chronically ill and dependent on their next ‘miracle’ fix. And you will never see any of this evidence until you open your eyes and stop trusting the mainstream media which is paid by its advertisers to push the very products they “report” on.
Just something for you to consider amidst the current avalanche of pro-vaccine propaganda and flu virus fear porn.
What’s your take on this flu season?
All right, Cranky readers. Now it’s your turn. What do your social media “news” feeds look like? Have you noticed any patterns of illness in your own circle?
Have you also noticed higher rates of sickness among those who received a certain other jab and its boosters? Because yeah, that is happening, too.
Be smart and stay safe, everyone.
Rob Rhode is a former marketing copywriter and founder of The Cranky Creative, a blog so triggering to the LinkedIn elite that he’s been called “divisive” (and worse). He’s never been invited to an industry cocktail party, but his blog has been read by millions and his insights have appeared in major books and newspapers. He’s happy to piss off the right people.
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Back when I was young, if a kid down the street had the measles or chickenpox, other mothers would find a reason to stop in and expose their younguns to the virus, get it done and over with. I don’t recall hearing of any kid getting violently ill and certainly not dying from either disease. They were childhood diseases that we all had to pass through. The human immune system given to us by God and real food given to us by our mothers got us through them after a week or so. Now, if you don’t vaccinate your child from them, you’re an evil parent!!
Now, Big Pharma and Medicine are pushing drugs and vaccines for diseases you’ve never heard of and otherwise never would have. And guess who’s making all the money. I would encourage readers to sit down and watch the movie Idiocracy. It’s a dystopian farce movie about the future where, by the year 2505, the bulk of the world’s population has been dumbed down over time to IQs of 60 or so. It can be a difficult movie to start watching, or at least it was for me. But as you start watching it and understand whats happening in the movie, it will open up your mind about whats going on now. A mega corporation that makes and markets a sports drink called Brawndo has gotten the stupid population to believe that Brawndo is all a person needs. In fact, they water their crops with it!! In the meantime, the Brawndo corporation actually owns the various health and food agencies of the government. Hmmmm….. In the meantime, since the arable land is only getting an electrolyte filled sports drink, crops won’t grow due to soil depletion. That is exactly what’s happening now, the seeds are being strewn.
People, have healthy skepticism about anything you are told by the government or big corporations. A few people are getting unbelievably filthy rich from dutiful sheep!! Don’t follow the path to a real idiocracy. People, remember, like one of my goodies is emblazoned, LIONS, NOT SHEEP.
Your old buddy,
Robert
Hi Robert! It’s great to hear from you and I have to say, you hit the nail on the head.
You mentioned Idiocracy — that is actually one of my favorite movies, though it’s becoming harder to laugh at these days. It’s supposed to be a “dystopian farce,” but when you look at how we’re being told to prioritize processed chemicals over natural immunity, it feels more like a documentary. The “Brawndo” comparison is perfect; we’re essentially being told to “water our crops” with Big Pharma’s latest products while our actual health (the soil) is being depleted.
You’re also spot on about the shift in how we view natural immunity. We’ve gone from trusting our God-given immune systems and real food to being told that we are “ignorant” or “anti-vax” unless we have a subscription to the latest injection. If you don’t line up, they slap a label on you to shut down the conversation, but the data I shared above shows who is actually following the science.
That’s the core of what I’m trying to highlight here: the system is rigged to keep us as “dutiful sheep” because there’s no profit in a person who is naturally healthy and thinks for themselves. As you said, it’s about Lions, not Sheep. Thanks for the reminder to stay skeptical and for the great movie recommendation. Stay cranky (and healthy), my friend!
Hi Rob and Happy New Year! I used to be one of those sheep. Like a dutiful little sheep I used to trot out every fall and drag along my husband to get our flu vaccines. We trusted the powers that be and we trusted our doctors. Funny thing was one or both of us would often still get the flu. When we questioned this, we were told, “Oh, well, you must realize the vaccine only guards against our best bet as to which strain of flu is out there. You must have caught a different strain.” And like dutiful little sheep we bought into it and found ourselves standing in line the next year for the flu vaccine.
Then along came C19. I heard all the talk, asked my doctors, watched the news. Everyone was pushing the shot. But thankfully, blessedly I had made one new friend and she was vehemently against that vax. She sent me everything she had found on why not to take the jab. She sent me video after video and report after report from Bobby Kennedy and doctors who were banned why I shouldn’t. In the end, we decided not to. Thank God. Thanks to my dear friend. She was only in my life for that moment in time but I firmly believe she was sent by God to help me make the right decision. I am forever grateful.
As an aside, I suffer from an autoimmune disease. I have for close to 30 years. I can’t blame any one thing but we do know AI (autoimmune) diseases develop out of a combination of genetic (my maternal grandmother also had this disease) and environmental factors. Who’s to say that my illness wasn’t helped along by all those vaccines? I guess I’ll never know for sure but one things for sure–we are no longer sheep. We no longer trust medical science. My husband and I no longer receive vaccines no matter how diligently CVS pushes.
But isn’t this the saddest thing? That we can’t even trust the medical “science” thrust upon us any longer? Yet so many still do. The rest of us must rely on one another. Thank you Rob for keeping all of us informed. I would never have seen this report if not for you. Keep up your good and important work. I think you’re meant for this moment in time too.
Hi CynthiaV, Happy New Year to you as well! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. It takes an incredible amount of courage to admit when we’ve been “sheep” and to finally break away from the herd.
Your story is a perfect example of why I do this. The programming from the media is so deep that “consuming” has replaced critical thinking for a vast majority of the population. It’s easier to follow the script than to ask the hard questions you finally started asking.
Thank goodness for your friend — it sounds like he or she really was a godsend at exactly the right moment.
Regarding your autoimmune struggle — you aren’t alone in your suspicion. When we constantly over-stimulate the immune system with “cocktails” and shots, we shouldn’t be surprised when that same system starts attacking itself.
It’s tragic that we cannot trust the “science” anymore, but as you said, we have to rely on one another now. Thank you for your support and encouragement — it’s comments like yours that make the fight feel worthwhile.